ANTIBODIES TARGETING CD32b AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to isolated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof which selectively bind human CD32b. Also provided herein are compositions comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, methods of using the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and methods of making the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof which bind human CD32b, and compositions and methodsof use thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) bind IgG and they are expressed by many immunecells, enabling them to serve as the link between innate and humoralimmunity. Activatory FcγR contain immune-receptor tyrosine-basedactivating motifs (ITAMs) either directly in their intracellular portionor in the cytoplasmic domain of associated signaling units such as thehomodimeric common γ chain. These ITAM motifs become phosphorylated whenthe receptors are cross-linked by antigen-antibody complexes. ActivatoryFcγR contain or are associated with immune-receptor tyrosine-basedactivating motifs (ITAMs) which become phosphorylated when the receptorsare cross-linked by antigen-antibody complexes. Upon activation, thesereceptors mediate immune responses including phagocytosis and antibodydependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) (Nimmerjahn and Ravetch, NatureRev. Immunol. 2008: 8(1) 34-47). CD32b is the sole inhibitory FcγR andcontains an intracellular immune-receptor tyrosine-based inhibitorymofit (ITIM). CD32b is expressed by immune cells including dendriticcells and macrophages (Nimmerjahn and Ravetch, Nature Rev. Immunol.2008: 8(1) 34-47) and is the only FcγR expressed on B cells (Amigorenaet al., Eur. J. Immunol. 1989:19(8) 1379-1385). Activation of CD32b andITIM phosphorylation results in inhibition of activatory FcγR functions(Smith and Clatworthy, Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2010: (5) 328-343) or, whencross-linked to the B cell receptor, reduced B cell function (Horton etal., J. Immunol. 2011: 186(7):4223-4233). Consistent with its inhibitoryrole, therapeutic antibodies with Fc dependent activity/ADCC mode ofaction have a more robust anti-tumor response in CD32b knockout micethan in WT mice (Clynes et al., Nat. Med. 2000: 6(4):443-6).Additionally, polymorphisms that impair CD32b function are associatedwith development of autoimmunity (Floto et al., Nat. Med. 2005: 11(10)1056-1058). CD32b is expressed as two splice variants, CD32b1 andCD32b2, which have similar extracellular domains but differentintracellular domains that dictate their propensity for internalization.The full length variant, CD32b1 (UniProtKB P31944-1), is expressed onlymphoid cells and has an intracellular signal sequence that preventsinternalization. CD32b2 (UniProtKB P31944-2), which is expressed onmyloid cells, lacks this signal sequence and is therefore moresusceptible to internalization (Brooks et al., J. Exp. Med. 1989: 170(4)1369-1385).

In addition to being expressed throughout B cell maturation, CD32b isfound highly expressed on the malignant counter parts of these cells.Specifically, CD32b is found expressed on B cell lymphomas includingCLL, NHL, multiple myeloma, and CD32b has been proposed as a therapeutictarget for these indications (e.g. Rankin et al., Blood 2006: 108(7)2384-2391) and others including systemic light-chain amyloidosis (Zhouet al., Blood 2008: 111(7) 3403-3406).

Expression of CD32b on tumor cells has been shown to correlate withreduced clinical benefit from rituximab containing treatment regimens(Lim et al., Blood 2011: 118(9) 2530-2540). Furthermore, CD32bexpression was found to be increased in a B cell leukemia model upondeveloping resistance to alemtuzumab in vivo and knockdown of CD32bre-sensitized the leukemic cells to alemtuzumab mediated ADCC activity(Pallasch et al., Cell 2014: 156(3) 590-602). Taken together, these datasupport a role for CD32b as a mechanism of resistance to antibodies withFc dependent (e.g. ADCC mediated) anti-tumor activity. This mechanism isnot well understood but several hypotheses exist. Lim et al. (Blood2011: 118(9) 2530-2540) and Vaughan et al. (Blood 2014: 123(5) 669-677)demonstrated with lymphoma cells that CD32b binds the Fc of CD20 boundrituximab causing the tripartite complex to internalize and ultimatelyresulting in reduced CD20 bound rituximab coating the lymphoma cellsurface. It has also been proposed that CD32b on lymphoma cells engagethe Fc region of, for example, CD20 bound rituximab in cis effectivelymasking the rituximab Fc. The anticipated consequence of the rituximabFc masking is a reduced opportunity to engage the activatory FcγR oneffector cells in trans (Vaughan et al. Blood 2014: 123(5) 669-677).Evidence that FcγR can function in this manner has been demonstratedduring herpes simplex virus infection, where a virally encoded FcγRengages the Fc region of antibodies bound to viral antigens expressed bythe infected cell thereby protecting it from antibody-dependent cellularcytotoxicity (Van Vliet et al., Immunology 1992: 77(1) 109-115). In bothmechanisms outlined above, CD32b effectively reduces the interactionsbetween a therapeutic mAb Fc, e.g. rituximab, and activatory FcγR oneffector cells resulting in a diminished immune response/ADCC activity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides an isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof, which comprises:

(a) A heavy chain variable region CDR1 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4, 7, 53, 56, 59, 105, 108, 111,157, 160, 163, 209, 212, 215, 261, 264, 267, 313, 316, 319, 365, 368,371, 417, 420, 423, 469, 472, 475, 521, 524, 527, 547, 550, 553, 573,576, 579, 625, 628, and 631;(b) a heavy chain variable region CDR2 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 5, 8, 54, 57, 60, 106, 109, 112,158, 161, 164, 210, 213, 216, 262, 265, 268, 314, 317, 320, 366, 369,372, 418, 421; 424, 470, 473, 476, 522, 525, 528, 548, 551, 554, 574,577, 580, 626, 629, and 632;(c) a heavy chain variable region CDR3 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 6, 9, 55, 58, 61, 107, 110, 113,159, 162, 165, 211, 214, 217, 263, 266, 269, 315, 318, 321, 367, 370,373, 419, 422, 425, 471, 474, 477, 523, 526, 529, 549, 552, 555, 575,578, 581, 627, 630, and 633;(d) a light chain variable region CDR1 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 14, 17, 20, 66, 69, 72, 118, 121, 124,170, 173, 176, 222, 225, 228, 274, 277, 280, 326, 329, 332, 378, 381,384, 430, 433, 436, 482, 485, 488, 534, 537, 540, 560, 563, 566, 586,589, 592, 638, 641, 644;(e) a light chain variable region CDR2 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 15, 18, 21, 67, 70, 73, 119, 122, 125,171, 174, 177, 223, 226, 229, 275, 278, 281, 327, 330, 333, 379, 382,385, 431, 434, 437, 483, 486, 489, 535, 538, 541, 561, 564, 567, 587,590, 593, 639, 642, and 645; and(f) a light chain variable region CDR3 comprising an amino acid sequenceselected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 16, 19, 22, 68, 71, 74, 120, 123, 126,172, 175, 178, 224, 227, 230, 276, 279, 282, 328, 331, 334, 380, 383,386, 432, 435, 438, 484, 487, 490, 536, 539, 542, 562, 565, 568, 588,591, 594, 640, 643, and 646;wherein the antibody selectively binds human CD32b.

In another embodiment, this application discloses an antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody comprises: aheavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence selectedfrom any of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374, 426, 478,530, 556, 582, and 634; and a light chain variable region comprising anamino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179,231, 283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, and 647, wherein theantibody selectively binds human CD32b.

In yet another embodiment, the present application discloses an antibodyor antigen-binding fragment, wherein the antibody comprises: a heavychain comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs:12, 64, 116, 168, 220, 272, 324, 376, 428, 480, 584, and 636; and alight chain comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQID NOs: 25, 77, 129, 181, 233, 285, 337, 389, 441, 493, 597, and 649,wherein the antibody selectively binds human CD32b.

The present application further discloses an antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof, wherein the antibody comprises: a heavy chaincomprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 38,90, 142, 194, 246, 298, 350, 402, 454, 506, 532, 558, 610, and 662; anda light chain comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQID NOs: 51, 103, 155, 207, 259, 311, 363, 415, 467, 519, 545, 571, 623,and 675, wherein the antibody selectively binds human CD32b.

In a further embodiment, the present application discloses an antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody comprises:

(a) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 14,15, and 16, respectively;(b) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 17,18, and 19, respectively;(c) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, and 9,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 20,21, and 22, respectively;(d) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 53, 54, and 55,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 66,67, and 68 respectively;(e) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 56, 57, and 58,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 69,70, and 71 respectively;(f) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 59, 60, and 61,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 72,73, and 74 respectively;(g) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 105, 106, and 107respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 118,119, 120, respectively;(h) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 108, 109, and 110respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 121,122, 123, respectively;(i) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 111, 112, and 113respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 124,125, 126, respectively;(j) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 157, 158, and 159,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 170,171, 172, respectively;(k) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 160, 161, and 162,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 173,174, 175, respectively;(l) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 163, 164, and 165,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 176,177, 178, respectively;(m) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 209, 210, and 211,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 222,223, and 224, respectively;(n) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 212, 213, and 214,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 225,226, and 227, respectively;(o) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 215, 216, and 217respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 228,229, and 230, respectively;(p) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 261, 262, and 263,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 274,275, and 276, respectively;(q) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 264, 265, and 266,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 277,278, and 279, respectively;(r) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 267, 268, and 269,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 280,281, and 282, respectively;(s) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 313, 314, and 315,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 326,327, and 328, respectively;(t) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 316, 317, and 318,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 329,330, and 331, respectively;(u) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 319, 320, and 321,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 332,333, and 334, respectively;(v) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 365, 366, and 367,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 378,379, and 380, respectively;(w) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 368, 369, and 370,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 381,382, and 383, respectively;(x) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 371, 372, and 373,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 384,385, and 386, respectively;(y) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 417, 418, and 419,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 430,431, and 432, respectively;(z) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 420, 421, and 422,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 433,434, and 435, respectively;(aa) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 423, 424, and 425,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 436,437, and 438, respectively;(bb) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 469, 470, and 471,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 482,483, and 484, respectively;(cc) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 472, 473, and 474,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 485,486, and 487, respectively;(dd) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 475, 476, and 477,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 488,489, and 490, respectively;(ee) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 521, 522, and 523,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 534,535, and 536, respectively;(ff) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 524, 525, and 526,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 537,538, and 539, respectively;(gg) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 527, 528, and 529,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 540,541, and 542, respectively;(hh) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 547, 548, and 549,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 560,561, and 562, respectively;(ii) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 550, 551, and 552,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 563,564, and 565, respectively;(jj) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 553, 554, and 555,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 566,567, and 568, respectively;(kk) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 573, 574, and 575,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 586,587, and 588, respectively;(ll) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 576, 577, and 578,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 589,590, and 591, respectively;(mm) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 579, 580, and 581,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 592,593, and 594, respectively;(nn) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 625, 626, and 627,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 638,639, and 640, respectively;(oo) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 628, 629, and 630,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 641,642, and 643, respectively; or(pp) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 631, 632, and 633,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 644,645, and 646, respectively.

In addition embodiments, the application discloses an isolated antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising:

(a) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23;(b) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75;(c) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114 and VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127;(d) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 166 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 179;(e) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 218 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 231;(f) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 270 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 283;(g) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 335;(h) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 374 and VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387;(i) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 439;(j) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 478 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 491;(k) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 530 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 543;(l) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 556 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569;(m) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 582 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 595;or(n) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 634 and a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 647.

In yet another embodiment, the present application discloses an isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising:

(a) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 25;(b) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 77;(c) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 129;(d) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 168; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 181;(e) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 220; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 233;(f) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 272; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 285;(g) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 337;(h) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 376; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 389;(i) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 428; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 441;(j) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 480; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 493;(k) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 584; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 597; or(l) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 636; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 649.

In one embodiment, the application discloses an isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising:

(a) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 51;(b) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 103;(c) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 142; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 155;(d) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 194; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 207;(e) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 246; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 259;(f) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 298; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 311;(g) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 350; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 363;(h) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 402; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 415;(i) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 454; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 467;(j) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 506; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 519;(k) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 532; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 545;(l) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 558; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 571;(m) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 610; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 623; or(n) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 662; and a light chain sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 675.

The present application also discloses an isolated antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof comprising:

(a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:157, 160, or 163;(b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:158, 161, or 164;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:159, 315, 367, 419, 471, 523, 549, 575, or 627;(d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:170, 173, or 176;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:171, 174, or 177; and(f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 172.

In a further embodiment, the present application provides an isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprising:

(a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:157, 160, or 163;(b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:158, 161, or 164;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence EQX₁PX₂X₃GX₄GGX₅PX₆EAMDV(SEQ ID NO: 683), wherein X₁ is D or S, X₂ is E or S, X₃ is Y, F, A, orS; X₄ is Y or F; X₅ is F or Y, and X₆ is Y or F;(d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:170, 173, or 176;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:171, 174, or 177; and(f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 172.

In another embodiment, this application discloses an isolated antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising:

(a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:157, 160, or 163;(b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:158, 161, or 164;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 159, 315,367, or 419;(d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:170, 173, or 176;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:171, 174, or 177; and(f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 172.

In yet another embodiment, the present application discloses an isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising:

(a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:417;(b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:418;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 419;(d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:430;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:431; and(f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 432.

In one embodiment of the present application, there is provided anafucosylated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising:

(a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:417;(b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:418;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 419;(d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:430;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:431; and(f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 432.

In a further embodiment, the present application provides anafucosylated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising avariable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 426 and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 441.

In another embodiment, the present application discloses an afucosylatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment, comprising a heavy chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 428 and a light chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 441.

The present application also provides an antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence that is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218,270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, and 634; and a light chainvariable region comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90%identical to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569,595, and 647; wherein the antibody specifically binds to human CD32bprotein.

The present application further provides an isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain comprising anamino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to the amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64,90, 116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 402, 428,454, 480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, and 662; and a light chaincomprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:25, 51, 77, 103, 129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389,415, 441, 467, 493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675; wherein theantibody specifically binds to human CD32b protein.

The present application provides that in some of the embodiments of theisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof described above,the antibody is afucosylated. In other embodiments, the Fc portion ofthe antibody is modified to enhance ADCC activity.

In all of the embodiments described herein, the isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof selectively binds human CD32b overhuman CD32a.

In some embodiments disclosed in the present application, the isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is an IgG selected from thegroup consisting of an IgG1, an IgG2, an IgG3 and an IgG4. In otherembodiments, the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment isselected from the group consisting of: a monoclonal antibody, a chimericantibody, a single chain antibody, a Fab and a scFv. In yet otherembodiments, the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereofdisclosed herein are chimeric, humanized or fully human.

In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereofdisclosed in the present application inhibits binding of human CD32b toimmunoglobulin Fc domains.

In a further embodiment, the isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof disclosed herein is a component of an immunoconjugate.

In some embodiments of the present application, a multivalent antibodycomprises any of the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof disclosed herein. In a further embodiment, the multivalentantibody is a bispecific antibody.

Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising the isolated antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof or multivalent antibody disclosedherein, in combination with one or more additional antibodies that binda cell surface antigen that is co-expressed with CD32b on a cell. Thecell surface antigen and CD32b may be co-expressed on B cells. In someembodiments, the cell surface antigen is selected from the groupconsisting of CD20, CD38, CD52, CS1/SLAMF7, CD56, CD138, KiR, CD19,CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95, APO-1, EGFR, HER2, CXCR4, HLAmolecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, or DRD. In some embodiments, theadditional antibody is selected from the group consisting of rituximab,elotuzumab, ofatumumab, obinutumumab, daratumumab, and alemtuzumab.

In yet another embodiment, the isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof or the multivalent antibody disclosed herein, or acomposition comprising the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof or the multivalent antibody disclosed herein may furthercomprise an additional therapeutic compound. In some embodiments, theadditional therapeutic compound is an immunomodulator. In oneembodiment, the immunomodulator is IL15. In another embodiment, theimmunomodulator is an agonist of a costimulatory molecule selected fromOX40, CD2, CD27, CDS, ICAM-1, LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18), ICOS (CD278), 4-1BB(CD137), GITR, CD30, CD40, BAFFR, HVEM, CD7, LIGHT, NKG2C, SLAMF7,NKp80, CD160, B7-H3, CD83 ligand, and STING. In another embodiment, theimmunomodulator is an inhibitor molecule of a target selected from PD-1,PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA-4, TIM-3, LAG-3, CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3, CEACAM-5, VISTA,BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1, CD160, 2B4, TGFR beta, and IDO. In a furtherembodiment, the additional therapeutic compound is selected fromofatumumab, ibrutinib, belinostat, romidepsin, brentuximab vedotin,obinutuzumab, pralatrexate, pentostatin, dexamethasone, idelalisib,ixazomib, liposomal doxyrubicin, pomalidomide, panobinostat, elotuzumab,daratumumab, alemtuzumab, thalidomide, and lenalidomide.

The present application also provides pharmaceutical compositionscomprising the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof,the multivalent antibody, or compositions comprising the isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof or the multivalent antibodydisclosed herein, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In another embodiment, the present application discloses an isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds toCD32b within the Fc binding domain of CD32b. In some embodiments, theantibody binds within amino acid residues 107-123 (VLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTF) ofCD32b. In other embodiments, the antibody prevents or reduces CD32bbinding to the immunoglobulin Fc domain of a second antibody that bindsto a tumor antigen co-expressed with CD32b on a B-cell. In someembodiments, the second antibody binds to a tumor antigen selected fromthe group consisting of CD20, CD38, CD52, CS1/SLAMF7, CD56, CD138, KiR,CD19, CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95, APO-1, EGFR, HER2, CXCR4, HLAmolecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, or DRD. In particularembodiments, the second antibody binds to a tumor antigen selected fromthe group consisting of CD20, CD38, CS1/SLAMF7 and CD52. In furtherembodiments, the second antibody is selected from the group consistingof rituximab, elotuzumab, ofatumumab, obinutumumab, daratumumab, andalemtuzumab. In some embodiments, the isolated antibody or antigenbinding fragments that specifically binds to CD32b within the Fc bindingin domain of CD32b is an antibody as disclosed herein.

In yet another embodiment, the present application discloses an isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds toCD32b and inhibits or reduces CD32b immunoreceptor tyrosine-basedinhibition motif (ITIM) signaling mediated by a second antibody thatbinds to a tumor antigen co-expressed with CD32b on a B-cell. The B-cellcan be a normal B-cell or malignant B-cell.

In a further embodiment, this application discloses a method ofinhibiting or reducing CD32b ITIM signaling that is induced byadministration of a therapeutic antibody that binds to a tumor antigenco-expressed with CD32b on a B-cell comprising administering an isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds tothe Fc binding domain of CD32b. The isolated antibody or antigen bindingfragment thereof does not stimulate ITIM signaling. In some embodimentsof this method, the therapeutic antibody binds to a tumor antigenselected from the group consisting of CD20, CD38, CD52, CS1/SLAMF7,CD56, CD138, KiR, CD19, CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95, APO-1, EGFR,HER2, CXCR4, HLA molecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, or DRD. Inother embodiments of the method, the therapeutic antibody is selectedfrom the group consisting of rituximab, elotuzumab, ofatumumab,obinutumumab, daratumumab, and alemtuzumab.

This application also provides methods of treating a CD32b-relatedcondition in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to thesubject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, the multivalent antibody, orcompositions comprising the isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof or the multivalent antibody as disclosed herein. Alsoprovided are the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, themultivalent antibody, or compositions comprising the isolated antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof or the multivalent antibody asdisclosed herein, for use in treating a CD32b-related condition in asubject in need thereof. Further provided are uses of the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, the multivalent antibody, orcompositions comprising the isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof or the multivalent antibody as disclosed herein, totreat a CD32b-related condition in a subject in need thereof, or for themanufacture of a medicament for treatment of a CD32b-related condition,in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the CD32b-relatedcondition is selected from B cell malignancies, Hodgkins lymphoma,Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple myeloma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma,acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, smalllymphocytic lymphoma, diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, MALTlymphoma, mantel cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, follicularlymphoma, or systemic light chain amyloidosis.

The present application also discloses method of treating a patient whois resistant or refractory to treatment using an antibody that binds toa cell surface antigen that is co-expressed with CD32b on a cell,comprising co-administering the antibody with any one of the isolatedanti-CD32b antibodies or an antigen-binding fragment thereof or themultivalent antibodies disclosed herein. This application also disclosesuse of any one of the isolated anti-CD32b antibodies or anantigen-binding fragment thereof or the multivalent antibodies disclosedherein for treatment of a patient who is resistant or refractory totreatment using an antibody that binds to a cell surface antigen that isco-expressed with CD32b on a cell, comprising co-administering theantibody with the anti-Cd32b antibodies or antigen-binding fragmentthereof. This application further discloses the isolated anti-CD32bantibodies or an antigen-binding fragment thereof or the multivalentantibodies disclosed herein for treatment of a patient who is resistantor refractory to treatment using an antibody that binds to a cellsurface antigen that is co-expressed with CD32b on a cell, comprisingco-administering the antibody with the anti-Cd32b antibodies orantigen-binding fragment thereof.

The present application also provides nucleic acids encoding theantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof disclosed herein, as wellas a vector comprising the nucleic acid, and a host cell comprising thenucleic acid or the vector. Also provided are methods of producing theantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof disclosed herein, themethod comprising: culturing a host cell expressing a nucleic acidencoding the antibody; and collecting the antibody from the culture.

The present application also provides an isolated polynucleotideencoding an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof whichselectively binds a human CD32b antibody comprising a CDR listed inTable 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 depicts an electropherogram of antibody NOV1216. Capillary zoneelectrophoresis (CZE) analysis of mammalian expressed NOV1216 in IgGrevealed that the antibody existed as three predominant species,unmodified, +80 daltons, and +160 daltons.

FIGS. 2A-2H depict electropherograms of eight CD32b-binding CDR-H3mutant antibodies by capillary zone electrophoresis.

FIG. 3 is a series of graphs depicting results from binding assays of apanel of CD32b-binding antibodies to CHO cells expressing CD32b orCD32a, as measured by flow cytometry.

FIG. 4 is a series of graphs depicting results from binding assays of apanel of CD32b-binding antibodies to CHO cells expressing variants ofhuman CD16 and CD64, as measured by flow cytometry.

FIG. 5 is a series of graphs depicting results from binding assays of apanel of CD32b-binding antibodies to human B cells, as measured by flowcytometry.

FIG. 6 is a series of graphs depicting the results from binding assaysof a panel of CD32b-binding antibodies to BJAB cells, as measured byflow cytometry.

FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b depict a series of 3D models of WT and mutant CD32bproteins designed to characterize the binding epitope of CD32b-bindingantibodies.

FIG. 8a -FIG. 8c are a series of graphs depicting the bindingcharacteristics of a panel of CD32b-binding antibodies, as measured byflow cytometry, to CHO cells expressing WT and mutant CD32b proteinsdesigned to characterize the binding epitope of the antibodies.

FIG. 9 is a series of graphs depicting the binding characteristics of apanel of CD32b-binding antibodies to cell lines featuring a range ofCD32b expression, CD32a expression, or no CD32b or CD32a expression.

FIG. 10 is a series of graphs depicting the binding characteristics of apanel of CDR-H3 mutant CD32b-binding antibodies to cell lines featuringa range of CD32b expression, CD32a expression, or no CD32b or CD32aexpression.

FIG. 11a and FIG. 11b are a series of graphs depicting the activity of apanel of CD32b-binding antibodies having wild type Fc regions (Fc WT) inprimary NK cell ADCC assays.

FIG. 12 is a graph depicting the in vivo antitumor activity of a panelof Fc WT CD32b-binding antibodies against established, disseminatedmantle cell lymphoma Jeko1 xenografts in immunocompromised mice.

FIG. 13 is a series of graphs depicting the dose-responsive, in vivoantitumor activity of Fc WT CD32b-binding antibody NOV1216 againstestablished Daudi xenografts in immunocompromised mice.

FIG. 14a -FIG. 14d are a series of graphs depicting the activity of FcWT, enhanced ADCC (eADCC) Fc mutant, afucosylated, or N297A Fc mutantCD32b-binding antibodies in a primary NK cell ADCC assay and a CD16aactivation reporter assay with Daudi and Jeko1 as target cells.

FIG. 15 is a series of graphs depicting the activity of Fc WT, eADCC Fcmutant, and N297A Fc mutant verions CD32b-binding antibodies in aprimary NK cell ADCC assay with Jeko1 as the target cells.

FIG. 16 is a series of graphs depicting the activity of Fc WT, eADCC Fcmutant, and N297A Fc mutant versions of CD32b-binding antibody NOV1216in CD16a reporter assays with target cells displaying a range of CD32bexpression.

FIG. 17 is a series of graphs depicting the activity of of afucosylatedCD32b-binding CDR-H3 mutant antibodies in a CD16a reporter assay withtarget cells displaying a range of CD32b expression.

FIG. 18 is a series of graphs depicting the activity of afucosylatedCD32b-binding CDR-H3 mutant antibodies in primary NK cell ADCC assays.

FIG. 19 is a graph depicting the activity of afucosylated CD32b-bindingCDR-H3 mutant antibodies in a primary NK cell ADCC assay.

FIG. 20 is a series of graphs depicting the in vivo antitumor activityof Fc WT, N297A, and eADCC Fc mutant versions of CD32b-binding antibodyNOV1216 against established Daudi xenografts.

FIG. 21 is a graph depicting the in vivo antitumor activity ofafucosylated CDR-H3 mutant CD32b-binding antibodies against establishedDaudi xenografts.

FIG. 22 is a series of graphs depicting the activity of rituximab andobinutuzumab when combined with Fc silent CD32b-binding antibody NOV1216N297A in a CD16a activation assay.

FIG. 23 is a graph depicting improvement in rituximab activity whencombined with Fc silent CD32b-binding CDR-H3 mutant antibodies in a CD16activation assay.

FIG. 24 is a series of graphs depicting in vivo antitumor activity ofrituximab or obinutuzumab combined with CD32b-binding antibody NOV1216eADCC Fc mutant in mice bearing established Daudi xenografts.

FIG. 25 is a graph depicting improvement in daratumumab activity whencombined with Fc silent CD32b-binding CDR-H3 mutant NOV2108 N297A in aCD16a activation assay.

FIG. 26 is a graph depicting the ability of wildtype and afucosylatedNOV1216 and CDR-H3 mutant NOV2108, compared to wildtype clone 10antibodies to mediate Daudi target cell killing by humanmacrophages.

FIG. 27 is a series of graphs depicting the impact of CD32b-bindingantibodies 2B6 and NOV1216 on basal and crosslinked anti-IgM stimulatedCD32b ITIM phosphorylation in primary human B cells.

FIG. 28 is a graph depicting the ability of afucosylated CD32b-bindingantibody NOV1216 to modulate rituximab stimulated CD32b ITIMphosphorylation in primary human B cells, Daudi cells, and Karpas422cells.

FIG. 29 is a graph depicting expression of CD32b on primary patientmultiple myeloma samples, plasma B cells, and two established cell linesas assessed by flow cytometry.

FIG. 30 is a graph depicting the ability of Fc silent, Fc wildtype, andafucosylated versions of antibody NOV2108 compared to wildtype clone 10antibody to mediate Daudi target cell killing by human NK cells.

FIG. 31 is a series of graphs depicting binding of NOV1216 and NOV2108to WT huCD32b and huCD32b mutants.

FIG. 32 depicts a peptide coverage map for human CD32b construct(aa1-175) (SEQ ID NO: 682) as determined in deuterium exchangeexperiments to map putative binding site of CD32b antibody NOV2108. Eachbar on the chart represents a peptide whose deuterium uptake wasmonitored.

FIG. 33 is a graph depicting differences in deuterium uptake for humanCD32b and Ab NOV2108 Fab complex for amino acids 1 through 175.

FIG. 34 depicts the deuterium exchange protection site on human CD32bupon binding of Ab NOV2108 Fab mapped on the human CD32b crystalstructure.

FIG. 35 is a graph depicting CDC activity of NOV2108 in an assay usingKARPAS422 cells.

FIG. 36 is a series of graphs depicting cell surface CD32b expressionanalysis by flow cytometry.

FIG. 37 is a graph depicting sensitivity of Daudi cells compared tomacrophages as target cells to NOV2108 Ab-mediated ADCC by NK cells.

FIG. 38 is a graph depicting quantification of cells phagocytosed byCell tracker green labeled Macrophages over four hours. Replicate of 4positions per well, per time frame were averaged.

FIG. 39a -FIG. 39c are a series of graphs depicting effect of Ab NOV2108(WT and afucosylated) on B cells, monocytes, and granulocytes in a wholeblood assay. Afucosylated NOV2108 enhances B-cell killing and retainsviability of monocytes and granulocytes.

FIG. 40 is a graph depicting NOV2108 mediated lysis of multiple myeloma(MM) cell line Karpas620 by primary NK cells.

FIG. 41 is a graph depicting that Lenalidomide (LEN) treatment of PBMCsenhanced ADCC activity of NOV1216. Such enhancement was dramaticallyreduced when T cells were depleted from the PBMCs.

FIG. 42 is a graph depicting FACS assessment of CD32b expression on theKMS-12-BM multiple myeloma cell line.

FIG. 43 is a series of graphs depicting in vivo antitumor activityassociated with combining an Fc enhanced anti-CD32b mAb and the HDACinhibitor panobinostat in mice bearing CD32b low KMS-12-BM MMsubcutaneous xenografts.

FIG. 44 is a graph depicting dose dependent anti-tumor activity ofafucosylated NOV2108 administered intravenously to nude mice bearingsubcutaneous Daudi xenografts.

FIG. 45 is a graph depicting antitumor activity of afucosylated NOV2108in nude mice bearing subcutaneous xenografts of the KARPAS620 MM cellline.

FIG. 46 is a graph depicting the influence of intravenous eADCC Fcmutant NOV2108 administration on F4/80 positivity in Daudi xenograftssubcutaneously engrafted in nude mice.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to human CD32b protein, andpharmaceutical compositions, production methods, and methods of use ofsuch antibodies and compositions.

Definitions

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skillin the art to which this invention pertains.

“CD32A” or “CD32a”, as used herein, means human CD32a protein, alsoreferred to as human FCγ Receptor 2A or FCγR2A or FCGR2a or FCGR2A.There are two variants known as H131 and R131 (when referenced withoutthe signal sequence) or H167 and R167 (when referenced with the signalsequence). The amino acid sequence of the H167 variant is depositedunder accession number UniProtKB P12318 and set forth below:

(SEQ ID NO: 677) MTMETQMSQNVCPRNLWLLQPLTVLLLLASADSQAAAPPKAVLKLEPPWINVLQEDSVTLTCQGARSPESDSIQWFHNGNLIPTHTQPSYRFKANNNDSGEYTCQTGQTSLSDPVHLTVLSEWLVLQTPHLEFQEGETIMLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTFFQNGKSQKFSHLDPTFSIPQANHSHSGDYHCTGNIGYTLFSSKPVTITVQVPSMGSSSPMGIIVAVVIATAVAAIVAAVVALIYCRKKRISANSTDPVKAAQFEPPGRQMIAIRKRQLEETNNDYETADGGYMTLNPRAPTDDD KNIYLTLPPNDHVNSNN.

“CD32B” or “CD32b”, as used herein, means human CD32b protein, alsoreferred to as human FCγ Receptor 2B or FCγR2B or FCGR2b or FCGR2B. Theamino acid sequence for CD32b variant 1 is deposited under accessionnumber UniProtKB P31994-1 and set forth below:

(SEQ ID NO: 678) MGILSFLPVLATESDWADCKSPQPWGHMLLWTAVLFLAPVAGTPAAPPKAVLKLEPQWINVLQEDSVTLTCRGTHSPESDSIQWFHNGNLIPTHTQPSYRFKANNNDSGEYTCQTGQTSLSDPVHLTVLSEWLVLQTPHLEFQEGETIVLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTFFQNGKSKKFSRSDPNFSIPQANHSHSGDYHCTGNIGYTLYSSKPVTITVQAPSSSPMGIIVAVVTGIAVAAIVAAVVALIYCRKKRISALPGYPECREMGETLPEKPANPTNPDEADKVGAENTITYSLLMHPDA LEEPDDQNRI.The amino acid sequence for CD32b variant 2 is deposited under accessionnumber UniProtKB P31994-2 and set forth below:

(SEQ ID NO: 679) MGILSFLPVLATESDWADCKSPQPWGHMLLWTAVLFLAPVAGTPAAPPKAVLKLEPQWINVLQEDSVTLTCRGTHSPESDSIQWFHNGNLIPTHTQPSYRFKANNNDSGEYTCQTGQTSLSDPVHLTVLSEWLVLQTPHLEFQEGETIVLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTFFQNGKSKKFSRSDPNFSIPQANHSHSGDYHCTGNIGYTLYSSKPVTITVQAPSSSPMGIIVAVVTGIAVAAIVAAVVALIYCRKKRISANPTNPDEADKVGAENTITYSLLMHPDALEEPDDQNRI.

As described herein, an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereofwhich binds to CD32b binds to human CD32b protein. As used herein“huCD32b” refers to human CD32b protein or a fragment thereof.

The term “antibody” and the like, as used herein, include wholeantibodies and any antigen-binding fragment (i.e., “antigen-bindingportion”) or single chains thereof. A naturally occurring “antibody” isa glycoprotein comprising at least two heavy (H) chains and two light(L) chains inter-connected by disulfide bonds. Each heavy chain iscomprised of a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VH)and a heavy chain constant region. The heavy chain constant region iscomprised of three domains, CH1, CH2 and CH3. Each light chain iscomprised of a light chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VL)and a light chain constant region. The light chain constant region iscomprised of one domain, CL. The VH and VL regions can be furthersubdivided into regions of hypervariability, termed complementaritydetermining regions (CDR), interspersed with regions that are moreconserved, termed framework regions (FR). Each VH and VL is composed ofthree CDRs and four FRs arranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminusin the following order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4. Thevariable regions of the heavy and light chains contain a binding domainthat interacts with an antigen. The constant regions of the antibodiesmay mediate the binding of the immunoglobulin to host tissues orfactors, including various cells of the immune system (e.g., effectorcells) and the first component (Clq) of the classical complement system.

The terms “antigen-binding fragment”, “antigen-binding fragmentthereof,” “antigen binding portion” of an antibody, and the like, asused herein, refer to one or more fragments of an intact antibody thatretain the ability to specifically bind to a given antigen (e.g.,CD32b). Antigen binding functions of an antibody can be performed byfragments of an intact antibody. Examples of binding fragmentsencompassed within the term “antigen binding portion” of an antibodyinclude a Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting of the VL, VH,CL and CH1 domains; a F (ab)₂ fragment, a bivalent fragment comprisingtwo Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; anFd fragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; an Fv fragmentconsisting of the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody; asingle domain antibody (dAb) fragment (Ward et al., 1989 Nature341:544-546), which consists of a VH domain; and an isolatedcomplementarity determining region (CDR).

Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, VL and VH, arecoded for by separate genes, they can be joined, using recombinantmethods, by an artificial peptide linker that enables them to be made asa single protein chain in which the VL and VH regions pair to formmonovalent molecules (known as single chain Fv (scFv); see, e.g., Birdet al., 1988 Science 242:423-426; and Huston et al., 1988 Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. 85:5879-5883). Such single chain antibodies include one ormore “antigen binding portions” of an antibody. These antibody fragmentsare obtained using conventional techniques known to those of skill inthe art, and the fragments are screened for utility in the same manneras are intact antibodies.

Antigen binding portions can also be incorporated into single domainantibodies, maxibodies, minibodies, intrabodies, diabodies, triabodies,tetrabodies, v-NAR and bis-scFv (see, e.g., Hollinger and Hudson, 2005,Nature Biotechnology, 23, 9, 1126-1136). Antigen binding portions ofantibodies can be grafted into scaffolds based on polypeptides such asFibronectin type III (Fn3) (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,703,199, which describesfibronectin polypeptide monobodies).

Antigen binding portions can be incorporated into single chain moleculescomprising a pair of tandem Fv segments (VH-CH1-VH-CH1) which, togetherwith complementary light chain polypeptides, form a pair of antigenbinding regions (Zapata et al., 1995 Protein Eng. 8 (10):1057-1062; andU.S. Pat. No. 5,641,870).

As used herein, the term “Affinity” refers to the strength ofinteraction between antibody and antigen at single antigenic sites.Within each antigenic site, the variable region of the antibody “arm”interacts through weak non-covalent forces with antigen at numeroussites; the more interactions, the stronger the affinity.

As used herein, the term “Avidity” refers to an informative measure ofthe overall stability or strength of the antibody-antigen complex. It iscontrolled by three major factors: antibody epitope affinity; thevalency of both the antigen and antibody; and the structural arrangementof the interacting parts. Ultimately these factors define thespecificity of the antibody, that is, the likelihood that the particularantibody is binding to a precise antigen epitope.

The term “amino acid” refers to naturally occurring and synthetic aminoacids, as well as amino acid analogs and amino acid mimetics thatfunction in a manner similar to the naturally occurring amino acids.Naturally occurring amino acids are those encoded by the genetic code,as well as those amino acids that are later modified, e.g.,hydroxyproline, gamma-carboxyglutamate, and O-phosphoserine Amino acidanalogs refer to compounds that have the same basic chemical structureas a naturally occurring amino acid, i.e., an alpha carbon that is boundto a hydrogen, a carboxyl group, an amino group, and an R group, e.g.,homoserine, norleucine, methionine sulfoxide, methionine methylsulfonium. Such analogs have modified R groups (e.g., norleucine) ormodified peptide backbones, but retain the same basic chemical structureas a naturally occurring amino acid. Amino acid mimetics refers tochemical compounds that have a structure that is different from thegeneral chemical structure of an amino acid, but that functions in amanner similar to a naturally occurring amino acid.

The term “binding specificity” as used herein refers to the ability ofan individual antibody combining site to react with one antigenicdeterminant and not with a different antigenic determinant. Thecombining site of the antibody is located in the Fab portion of themolecule and is constructed from the hypervariable regions of the heavyand light chains. Binding affinity of an antibody is the strength of thereaction between a single antigenic determinant and a single combiningsite on the antibody. It is the sum of the attractive and repulsiveforces operating between the antigenic determinant and the combiningsite of the antibody.

Specific binding between two entities means a binding with anequilibrium constant (KA or K_(A)) of at least 1×10⁷ M⁻¹, 10⁸ M⁻¹, 10⁹M⁻¹, 10¹⁰ M⁻¹, 10¹¹ M⁻¹, 10¹² M⁻¹, 10¹³ M⁻¹, or 10¹⁴M⁻¹. The phrase“specifically (or selectively) binds” to an antigen (e.g., CD32b-bindingantibody) refers to a binding reaction that is determinative of thepresence of a cognate antigen (e.g., a human CD32b protein) in aheterogeneous population of proteins and other biologics. ACD32b-binding antibody of the invention binds to CD32b with a greateraffinity than it does to a non-specific antigen (e.g., CD32a). Thephrases “an antibody recognizing an antigen” and “an antibody specificfor an antigen” are used interchangeably herein with the term “anantibody which binds specifically to an antigen”.

The term “chimeric antibody” (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) is anantibody molecule (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) in which (a) theconstant region, or a portion thereof, is altered, replaced or exchangedso that the antigen binding site (variable region) is linked to aconstant region of a different or altered class, effector functionand/or species, or an entirely different molecule which confers newproperties to the chimeric antibody, e.g., an enzyme, toxin, hormone,growth factor, drug, etc.; or (b) the variable region, or a portionthereof, is altered, replaced or exchanged with a variable region havinga different or altered antigen specificity. For example, a mouseantibody can be modified by replacing its constant region with theconstant region from a human immunoglobulin. Due to the replacement witha human constant region, the chimeric antibody can retain itsspecificity in recognizing the antigen while having reduced antigenicityin human as compared to the original mouse antibody.

The term “conservatively modified variant” applies to both amino acidand nucleic acid sequences. With respect to particular nucleic acidsequences, conservatively modified variants refers to those nucleicacids which encode identical or essentially identical amino acidsequences, or where the nucleic acid does not encode an amino acidsequence, to essentially identical sequences. Because of the degeneracyof the genetic code, a large number of functionally identical nucleicacids encode any given protein. For instance, the codons GCA, GCC, GCGand GCU all encode the amino acid alanine. Thus, at every position wherean alanine is specified by a codon, the codon can be altered to any ofthe corresponding codons described without altering the encodedpolypeptide. Such nucleic acid variations are “silent variations,” whichare one species of conservatively modified variations. Every nucleicacid sequence herein which encodes a polypeptide also describes everypossible silent variation of the nucleic acid. One of skill willrecognize that each codon in a nucleic acid (except AUG, which isordinarily the only codon for methionine, and TGG, which is ordinarilythe only codon for tryptophan) can be modified to yield a functionallyidentical molecule. Accordingly, each silent variation of a nucleic acidthat encodes a polypeptide is implicit in each described sequence.

For polypeptide sequences, “conservatively modified variants” includeindividual substitutions, deletions or additions to a polypeptidesequence which result in the substitution of an amino acid with achemically similar amino acid. Conservative substitution tablesproviding functionally similar amino acids are well known in the art.Such conservatively modified variants are in addition to and do notexclude polymorphic variants, interspecies homologs, and alleles of theinvention. The following eight groups contain amino acids that areconservative substitutions for one another: 1) Alanine (A), Glycine (G);2) Aspartic acid (D), Glutamic acid (E); 3) Asparagine (N), Glutamine(Q); 4) Arginine (R), Lysine (K); 5) Isoleucine (I), Leucine (L),Methionine (M), Valine (V); 6) Phenylalanine (F), Tyrosine (Y),Tryptophan (W); 7) Serine (S), Threonine (T); and 8) Cysteine (C),Methionine (M) (see, e.g., Creighton, Proteins (1984)). In oneembodiment, the term “conservative sequence modifications” are used torefer to amino acid modifications that do not significantly affect oralter the binding characteristics of the antibody containing the aminoacid sequence.

The term “blocks” as used herein refers to stopping or preventing aninteraction or a process, e.g., stopping ligand-dependent orligand-independent signaling.

The term “recognize” as used herein refers to an antibodyantigen-binding fragment thereof that finds and interacts (e.g., binds)with its conformational epitope.

The terms “cross-block”, “cross-blocked”, “cross-blocking”, “compete”,“cross compete” and related terms are used interchangeably herein tomean the ability of an antibody or other binding agent to interfere withthe binding of other antibodies or binding agents to CD32b in a standardcompetitive binding assay.

The ability or extent to which an antibody or other binding agent isable to interfere with the binding of another antibody or bindingmolecule to CD32b, and therefore whether it can be said to cross-blockaccording to the invention, can be determined using standard competitionbinding assays. One suitable assay involves the use of the Biacoretechnology (e.g. by using the BIAcore 3000 instrument (Biacore, Uppsala,Sweden)), which can measure the extent of interactions using surfaceplasmon resonance technology. Another assay for measuring cross-blockinguses an ELISA-based approach. Although the techniques are expected toproduce substantially similar results, measurement by the Biacoretechnique is considered definitive.

The term “neutralizes” means that an antibody, upon binding to itstarget, reduces the activity, level or stability of the target; e.g., aCD32b antibody, upon binding to CD32b neutralizes CD32b by at leastpartially reducing an activity, level or stability of CD32b, such as itsrole in engaging Fc portions of antibodies.

The term “epitope” means a protein determinant capable of specificbinding to an antibody. Epitopes usually consist of chemically activesurface groupings of molecules such as amino acids or sugar side chainsand usually have specific three dimensional structural characteristics,as well as specific charge characteristics. Conformational andnonconformational epitopes are distinguished in that the binding to theformer but not the latter is lost in the presence of denaturingsolvents.

The term “epitope” includes any protein determinant capable of specificbinding to an immunoglobulin or otherwise interacting with a molecule.Epitopic determinants generally consist of chemically active surfacegroupings of molecules such as amino acids or carbohydrate or sugar sidechains and can have specific three-dimensional structuralcharacteristics, as well as specific charge characteristics. An epitopemay be “linear” or “conformational.”

The term “linear epitope” refers to an epitope with all of the points ofinteraction between the protein and the interacting molecule (such as anantibody) occurring linearally along the primary amino acid sequence ofthe protein (continuous).

As used herein, the term “high affinity” for an IgG antibody refers toan antibody having a KD of 10⁻⁸M or less, 10⁻⁹ M or less, or 10⁻¹⁰ M, or10⁻¹¹M or less for a target antigen, e.g., CD32b. However, “highaffinity” binding can vary for other antibody isotypes. For example,“high affinity” binding for an IgM isotype refers to an antibody havinga KD of 10⁻⁷ M or less, or 10⁻⁸M or less.

The term “human antibody” (or antigen-binding fragment thereof), as usedherein, is intended to include antibodies (and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof) having variable regions in which both the framework and CDRregions are derived from sequences of human origin. Furthermore, if theantibody contains a constant region, the constant region also is derivedfrom such human sequences, e.g., human germline sequences, or mutatedversions of human germline sequences. The human antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention may include aminoacid residues not encoded by human sequences (e.g., mutations introducedby random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutationin vivo).

The phrases “monoclonal antibody” or “monoclonal antibody composition”(or antigen-binding fragment thereof) as used herein refers topolypeptides, including antibodies, antibody fragments, bispecificantibodies, etc. that have substantially identical to amino acidsequence or are derived from the same genetic source. This term alsoincludes preparations of antibody molecules of single molecularcomposition. A monoclonal antibody composition displays a single bindingspecificity and affinity for a particular epitope.

The term “human monoclonal antibody” (or antigen-binding fragmentthereof) refers to antibodies (and antigen-binding fragments thereof)displaying a single binding specificity which have variable regions inwhich both the framework and CDR regions are derived from humansequences. In one embodiment, the human monoclonal antibodies areproduced by a hybridoma which includes a B cell obtained from atransgenic nonhuman animal, e.g., a transgenic mouse, having a genomecomprising a human heavy chain transgene and a light chain transgenefused to an immortalized cell.

The phrase “recombinant human antibody” (or antigen-binding fragmentthereof), as used herein, includes all human antibodies (andantigen-binding fragments thereof) that are prepared, expressed, createdor isolated by recombinant means, such as antibodies isolated from ananimal (e.g., a mouse) that is transgenic or transchromosomal for humanimmunoglobulin genes or a hybridoma prepared therefrom, antibodiesisolated from a host cell transformed to express the human antibody,e.g., from a transfectoma, antibodies isolated from a recombinant,combinatorial human antibody library, and antibodies prepared,expressed, created or isolated by any other means that involve splicingof all or a portion of a human immunoglobulin gene, sequences to otherDNA sequences. Such recombinant human antibodies have variable regionsin which the framework and CDR regions are derived from human germlineimmunoglobulin sequences. In one embodiment, such recombinant humanantibodies can be subjected to in vitro mutagenesis (or, when an animaltransgenic for human Ig sequences is used, in vivo somatic mutagenesis)and thus the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL regions of therecombinant antibodies are sequences that, while derived from andrelated to human germline VH and VL sequences, may not naturally existwithin the human antibody germline repertoire in vivo.

A “humanized” antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof), as usedherein, is an antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) thatretains the reactivity of a non-human antibody while being lessimmunogenic in humans. This can be achieved, for instance, by retainingthe non-human CDR regions and replacing the remaining parts of theantibody with their human counterparts (i.e., the constant region aswell as the framework portions of the variable region). See, e.g.,Morrison et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:6851-6855, 1984;Morrison and Oi, Adv. Immunol., 44:65-92, 1988; Verhoeyen et al.,Science, 239:1534-1536, 1988; Padlan, Molec. Immun, 28:489-498, 1991;and Padlan, Molec. Immun, 31:169-217, 1994. Other examples of humanengineering technology include, but is not limited to Xoma technologydisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,886.

The terms “identical” or percent “identity,” in the context of two ormore nucleic acids or polypeptide sequences, refer to two or moresequences or subsequences that are the same. Two sequences are“substantially identical” if two sequences have a specified percentageof amino acid residues or nucleotides that are the same (i.e., 60%identity, optionally 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or99% identity over a specified region, or, when not specified, over theentire sequence), when compared and aligned for maximum correspondenceover a comparison window, or designated region as measured using one ofthe following sequence comparison algorithms or by manual alignment andvisual inspection. Optionally, the identity exists over a region that isat least about 50 nucleotides (or 10 amino acids) in length, or morepreferably over a region that is 100 to 500 or 1000 or more nucleotides(or 20, 50, 200 or more amino acids) in length. Optionally, the identityexists over a region that is at least 50 nucleotides (or 10 amino acids)in length, or more preferably over a region that is 100 to 500 or 1000or more nucleotides (or 20, 50, 200 or more amino acids) in length.

For sequence comparison, typically one sequence acts as a referencesequence, to which test sequences are compared. When using a sequencecomparison algorithm, test and reference sequences are entered into acomputer, subsequence coordinates are designated, if necessary, andsequence algorithm program parameters are designated. Default programparameters can be used, or alternative parameters can be designated. Thesequence comparison algorithm then calculates the percent sequenceidentities for the test sequences relative to the reference sequence,based on the program parameters.

A “comparison window”, as used herein, includes reference to a segmentof any one of the number of contiguous positions selected from the groupconsisting of from 20 to 600, usually about 50 to about 200, moreusually about 100 to about 150 in which a sequence may be compared to areference sequence of the same number of contiguous positions after thetwo sequences are optimally aligned. Methods of alignment of sequencesfor comparison are well known in the art. Optimal alignment of sequencesfor comparison can be conducted, e.g., by the local homology algorithmof Smith and Waterman (1970) Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482c, by the homologyalignment algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48:443, 1970,by the search for similarity method of Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Nat'l.Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444, 1988, by computerized implementations of thesealgorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin GeneticsSoftware Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison,Wis.), or by manual alignment and visual inspection (see, e.g., Brent etal., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.(ringbou ed., 2003)).

Two examples of algorithms that are suitable for determining percentsequence identity and sequence similarity are the BLAST and BLAST 2.0algorithms, which are described in Altschul et al., Nuc. Acids Res.25:3389-3402, 1977; and Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410,1990, respectively. Software for performing BLAST analyses is publiclyavailable through the National Center for Biotechnology Information.This algorithm involves first identifying high scoring sequence pairs(HSPs) by identifying short words of length W in the query sequence,which either match or satisfy some positive-valued threshold score Twhen aligned with a word of the same length in a database sequence. T isreferred to as the neighborhood word score threshold (Altschul et al.,supra). These initial neighborhood word hits act as seeds for initiatingsearches to find longer HSPs containing them. The word hits are extendedin both directions along each sequence for as far as the cumulativealignment score can be increased. Cumulative scores are calculatedusing, for nucleotide sequences, the parameters M (reward score for apair of matching residues; always >0) and N (penalty score formismatching residues; always <0). For amino acid sequences, a scoringmatrix is used to calculate the cumulative score. Extension of the wordhits in each direction are halted when: the cumulative alignment scorefalls off by the quantity X from its maximum achieved value; thecumulative score goes to zero or below, due to the accumulation of oneor more negative-scoring residue alignments; or the end of eithersequence is reached. The BLAST algorithm parameters W, T, and Xdetermine the sensitivity and speed of the alignment. The BLASTN program(for nucleotide sequences) uses as defaults a wordlength (N) of 11, anexpectation (E) or 10, M=5, N=−4 and a comparison of both strands. Foramino acid sequences, the BLASTP program uses as defaults a wordlengthof 3, and expectation (E) of 10, and the BLOSUM62 scoring matrix (seeHenikoff and Henikoff, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:10915, 1989)alignments (B) of 50, expectation (E) of 10, M=5, N=−4, and a comparisonof both strands.

The BLAST algorithm also performs a statistical analysis of thesimilarity between two sequences (see, e.g., Karlin and Altschul, Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5787, 1993). One measure of similarityprovided by the BLAST algorithm is the smallest sum probability (P (N)),which provides an indication of the probability by which a match betweentwo nucleotide or amino acid sequences would occur by chance. Forexample, a nucleic acid is considered similar to a reference sequence ifthe smallest sum probability in a comparison of the test nucleic acid tothe reference nucleic acid is less than about 0.2, more preferably lessthan about 0.01, and most preferably less than about 0.001.

The percent identity between two amino acid sequences can also bedetermined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller (Comput. Appl.Biosci., 4:11-17, 1988) which has been incorporated into the ALIGNprogram (version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap lengthpenalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. In addition, the percent identitybetween two amino acid sequences can be determined using the Needlemanand Wunsch (J. Mol, Biol. 48:444-453, 1970) algorithm which has beenincorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (availableat www.gcg.com), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix,and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1,2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Other than percentage of sequence identity noted above, anotherindication that two nucleic acid sequences or polypeptides aresubstantially identical is that the polypeptide encoded by the firstnucleic acid is immunologically cross-reactive with the antibodiesraised against the polypeptide encoded by the second nucleic acid, asdescribed below. Thus, a polypeptide is typically substantiallyidentical to a second polypeptide, for example, where the two peptidesdiffer only by conservative substitutions. Another indication that twonucleic acid sequences are substantially identical is that the twomolecules or their complements hybridize to each other under stringentconditions, as described below. Yet another indication that two nucleicacid sequences are substantially identical is that the same primers canbe used to amplify the sequence.

The term “isolated antibody” (or antigen-binding fragment thereof), asused herein, refers to an antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof)that is substantially free of other antibodies having differentantigenic specificities (e.g., an isolated antibody that specificallybinds CD32b is substantially free of antibodies that specifically bindantigens other than CD32b). Moreover, an isolated antibody may besubstantially free of other cellular material and/or chemicals.

The term “isotype” refers to the antibody class (e.g., IgM, IgE, IgGsuch as IgG1 or IgG4) that is provided by the heavy chain constantregion genes. Isotype also includes modified versions of one of theseclasses, where modifications have been made to after the Fc function,for example, to enhance or reduce effector functions or binding to Fcreceptors.

The term “Kassoc”, “Ka” or “K_(on)”, as used herein, is intended torefer to the association rate of a particular antibody-antigeninteraction, whereas the term “Kdis”, “Kd,” or “K_(off)”, as usedherein, is intended to refer to the dissociation rate of a particularantibody-antigen interaction. In one embodiment, the term “KD”, as usedherein, is intended to refer to the dissociation constant, which isobtained from the ratio of Kd to Ka (i.e. Kd/Ka) and is expressed as amolar concentration (M). KD values for antibodies can be determinedusing methods well established in the art. A method for determining theKD of an antibody is by using surface plasmon resonance, or using abiosensor system such as a Biacore® system. Where the dissociationconstant is less than about 10⁻⁹ M, solution equilibrium kineticexclusion KD measurement (MSD-SET) is a preferred method for determiningthe KD of an antibody (see, e.g., Friquet, B., Chaffotte, A. F.,Djavadi-Ohaniance, L., and Goldberg, M. E. (1985). Measurements of thetrue affinity constant in solution of antigen-antibody complexes byenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay J Immnunol Meth 77, 305-319; hereinincorporated by reference).

The term “IC50,” as used herein, refers to the concentration of anantibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, which induces aninhibitory response, either in an in vitro or an in vivo assay, which is50% of the maximal response, i.e., halfway between the maximal responseand the baseline.

The terms “monoclonal antibody” (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) or“monoclonal antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) composition”as used herein refer to a preparation of an antibody molecule (orantigen-binding fragment thereof) of single molecular composition. Amonoclonal antibody composition displays a single binding specificityand affinity for a particular epitope.

The term “effector function” refers to an activity of an antibodymolecule that is mediated by binding through a domain of the antibodyother than the antigen-binding domain, usually mediated by binding ofeffector molecules. Effector function includes complement-mediatedeffector function, which is mediated by, for example, binding of the C1component of the complement to the antibody. Activation of complement isimportant in the opsonisation and lysis of cell pathogens. Theactivation of complement also stimulates the inflammatory response andmay also be involved in autoimmune hypersensitivity. Effector functionalso includes Fc receptor (FcR)-mediated effector function, which may betriggered upon binding of the constant domain of an antibody to an Fcreceptor (FcR). Binding of antibody to Fc receptors on cell surfacestriggers a number of important and diverse biological responsesincluding engulfment and destruction of antibody-coated particles,clearance of immune complexes, lysis of antibody-coated target cells bykiller cells (called antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, orADCC), release of inflammatory mediators, placental transfer and controlof immunoglobulin production. An effector function of an antibody may bealtered by altering, e.g., enhancing or reducing, the affinity of theantibody for an effector molecule such as an Fc receptor or a complementcomponent. Binding affinity will generally be varied by modifying theeffector molecule binding site, and in this case it is appropriate tolocate the site of interest and modify at least part of the site in asuitable way. It is also envisaged that an alteration in the bindingsite on the antibody for the effector molecule need not altersignificantly the overall binding affinity but may alter the geometry ofthe interaction rendering the effector mechanism ineffective as innon-productive binding. It is further envisaged that an effectorfunction may also be altered by modifying a site not directly involvedin effector molecule binding, but otherwise involved in performance ofthe effector function.

The term “nucleic acid” is used herein interchangeably with the term“polynucleotide” and refers to deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotidesand polymers thereof in either single- or double-stranded form. The termencompasses nucleic acids containing known nucleotide analogs ormodified backbone residues or linkages, which are synthetic, naturallyoccurring, and non-naturally occurring, which have similar bindingproperties as the reference nucleic acid, and which are metabolized in amanner similar to the reference nucleotides. Examples of such analogsinclude, without limitation, phosphorothioates, phosphoramidates, methylphosphonates, chiral-methyl phosphonates, 2-O-methyl ribonucleotides,peptide-nucleic acids (PNAs).

Unless otherwise indicated, a particular nucleic acid sequence alsoimplicitly encompasses conservatively modified variants thereof (e.g.,degenerate codon substitutions) and complementary sequences, as well asthe sequence explicitly indicated. Specifically, as detailed below,degenerate codon substitutions may be achieved by generating sequencesin which the third position of one or more selected (or all) codons issubstituted with mixed-base and/or deoxyinosine residues (Batzer et al.,Nucleic Acid Res. 19:5081, 1991; Ohtsuka et al., J. Biol. Chem.260:2605-2608, 1985; and Rossolini et al., Mol. Cell. Probes 8:91-98,1994).

The term “operably linked” refers to a functional relationship betweentwo or more polynucleotide (e.g., DNA) segments. Typically, it refers tothe functional relationship of a transcriptional regulatory sequence toa transcribed sequence. For example, a promoter or enhancer sequence isoperably linked to a coding sequence if it stimulates or modulates thetranscription of the coding sequence in an appropriate host cell orother expression system. Generally, promoter transcriptional regulatorysequences that are operably linked to a transcribed sequence arephysically contiguous to the transcribed sequence, i.e., they arecis-acting. However, some transcriptional regulatory sequences, such asenhancers, need not be physically contiguous or located in closeproximity to the coding sequences whose transcription they enhance.

As used herein, the term, “optimized” means that a nucleotide sequencehas been altered to encode an amino acid sequence using codons that arepreferred in the production cell or organism, generally a eukaryoticcell, for example, a cell of Pichia, a Chinese Hamster Ovary cell (CHO)or a human cell. The optimized nucleotide sequence is engineered toretain completely or as much as possible the amino acid sequenceoriginally encoded by the starting nucleotide sequence, which is alsoknown as the “parental” sequence. The optimized sequences herein havebeen engineered to have codons that are preferred in mammalian cells.However, optimized expression of these sequences in other eukaryoticcells or prokaryotic cells is also envisioned herein. The amino acidsequences encoded by optimized nucleotide sequences are also referred toas optimized.

The terms “polypeptide” and “protein” are used interchangeably herein torefer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The terms apply to amino acidpolymers in which one or more amino acid residue is an artificialchemical mimetic of a corresponding naturally occurring amino acid, aswell as to naturally occurring amino acid polymers and non-naturallyoccurring amino acid polymer. Unless otherwise indicated, a particularpolypeptide sequence also implicitly encompasses conservatively modifiedvariants thereof.

The term “recombinant human antibody” (or antigen-binding fragmentthereof), as used herein, includes all human antibodies (andantigen-binding fragments thereof) that are prepared, expressed, createdor isolated by recombinant means, such as antibodies isolated from ananimal (e.g., a mouse) that is transgenic or transchromosomal for humanimmunoglobulin genes or a hybridoma prepared therefrom, antibodiesisolated from a host cell transformed to express the human antibody,e.g., from a transfectoma, antibodies isolated from a recombinant,combinatorial human antibody library, and antibodies prepared,expressed, created or isolated by any other means that involve splicingof all or a portion of a human immunoglobulin gene, sequences to otherDNA sequences. Such recombinant human antibodies have variable regionsin which the framework and CDR regions are derived from human germlineimmunoglobulin sequences. In one embodiment, however, such recombinanthuman antibodies can be subjected to in vitro mutagenesis (or, when ananimal transgenic for human Ig sequences is used, in vivo somaticmutagenesis) and thus the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL regionsof the recombinant antibodies are sequences that, while derived from andrelated to human germline VH and VL sequences, may not naturally existwithin the human antibody germline repertoire in vivo.

The term “recombinant host cell” (or simply “host cell”) refers to acell into which a recombinant expression vector has been introduced. Itshould be understood that such terms are intended to refer not only tothe particular subject cell but to the progeny of such a cell. Becausecertain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to eithermutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, beidentical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope ofthe term “host cell” as used herein.

The term “subject” includes human and non-human animals. Non-humananimals include all vertebrates, e.g., mammals and non-mammals, such asnon-human primates, sheep, dog, cow, chickens, amphibians, and reptiles.Except when noted, the terms “patient” or “subject” are used hereininterchangeably.

The terms “treat,” “treated,” “treating,” and “treatment,” include theadministration of compositions or antibodies to prevent or delay theonset of the symptoms, complications, or biochemical indicia of adisease, alleviating the symptoms or arresting or inhibiting furtherdevelopment of the disease, condition, or disorder. Treatment may beprophylactic (to prevent or delay the onset of the disease, or toprevent the manifestation of clinical or subclinical symptoms thereof)or therapeutic suppression or alleviation of symptoms after themanifestation of the disease. Treatment can be measured by thetherapeutic measures described herein. The methods of “treatment” of thepresent invention include administration of a CD32b antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof to a subject in order to cure, reduce theseverity of, or ameliorate one or more symptoms of a fibrotic disease orcondition, in order to prolong the health or survival of a subjectbeyond that expected in the absence of such treatment. For example,“treatment” includes the alleviation of a disease symptom in a subjectby at least 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%,18%, 19%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%,80%, 85%, 90%, 95% or more.

The term “vector” is intended to refer to a polynucleotide moleculecapable of transporting another polynucleotide to which it has beenlinked. One type of vector is a “plasmid”, which refers to a circulardouble stranded DNA loop into which additional DNA segments may beligated. Another type of vector is a viral vector, wherein additionalDNA segments may be ligated into the viral genome. Certain vectors arecapable of autonomous replication in a host cell into which they areintroduced (e.g., bacterial vectors having a bacterial origin ofreplication and episomal mammalian vectors). Other vectors (e.g.,non-episomal mammalian vectors) can be integrated into the genome of ahost cell upon introduction into the host cell, and thereby arereplicated along with the host genome. Moreover, certain vectors arecapable of directing the expression of genes to which they areoperatively linked. Such vectors are referred to herein as “recombinantexpression vectors” (or simply, “expression vectors”). In general,expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNA techniques are often inthe form of plasmids. In the present specification, “plasmid” and“vector” may be used interchangeably as the plasmid is the most commonlyused form of vector. However, the invention is intended to include suchother forms of expression vectors, such as viral vectors (e.g.,replication defective retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associatedviruses), which serve equivalent functions.

Cd32B Antibodies and Antigen-Binding Fragments Thereof

The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to human CD32b.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides isolated antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof that bind with a higher affinity forhuman CD32b protein, than to human CD32a protein. Selectivity for CD32bover CD32a is desired to ensure selective binding to CD32b positiveB-cell malignancies and B-cells while lacking binding to CD32a positiveimmune cells, including monocytes and neutrophils.

Antibodies of the invention include, but are not limited to, the humanand humanized monoclonal antibodies isolated as described herein,including in the Examples.

Examples of such anti-human CD32b antibodies are antibodies NOV0281,NOV0308, NOV0563, NOV1216, NOV1218, NOV1219, NOV2106, NOV2107, NOV2108,NOV2109, NOV2110, NOV2111, NOV2112, and NOV2113 (including antibodieswith wild type Fc regions or containing the N297A mutation in the Fcregion) whose sequences are listed in Table 1. Additional detailsregarding the generation and characterization of the antibodiesdescribed herein are provided in the Examples.

The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind CD32b(e.g., human CD32b protein), said antibodies comprising a VH domainlisted in Table 1. The present invention also provides antibodies thatspecifically bind to CD32b protein, said antibodies comprising a VH CDRhaving an amino acid sequence of any one of the VH CDRs listed inTable 1. In particular, the invention provides antibodies thatspecifically bind to CD32b protein, said antibodies comprising (oralternatively, consisting of) one, two, three, four, five or more VHCDRs having an amino acid sequence of any of the VH CDRs listed in Table1.

The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VH amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than about 10 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion). The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VH amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than 10 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion).

The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VH amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than about 20 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion). The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VH amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than 20 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion).

The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b protein, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a VL domain listed inTable 1. The present invention also provides antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32bprotein, said antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof comprisinga VL CDR having an amino acid sequence of any one of the VL CDRs listedin Table 1. In particular, the invention provides antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32bprotein, said antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising(or alternatively, consisting of) one, two, three or more VL CDRs havingan amino acid sequence of any of the VL CDRs listed in Table 1.

The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VL amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than about 10 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion). The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VL amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than 10 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion).

The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VL amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than about 20 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion). The invention also provides antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof that specifically bind to CD32b, said antibodies orantigen-binding fragments thereof comprising (or alternatively,consisting of) a VL amino acid sequence listed in Table 1, wherein nomore than 20 amino acids in a framework sequence (for example, asequence which is not a CDR) have been mutated (wherein a mutation is,as various non-limiting examples, an addition, substitution ordeletion).

Other antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the inventioninclude amino acids that have been mutated, yet have at least 60, 70,80, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 or 99 percent identity in the CDRregions with the CDR regions depicted in the sequences described inTable 1. In one aspect, other antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof of the invention includes mutant amino acid sequences wherein nomore than 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 amino acids have been mutated in the CDRregions when compared with the CDR regions depicted in the sequencedescribed in Table 1.

The present invention also provides nucleic acid sequences that encodeVH, VL, the full length heavy chain, and the full length light chain ofthe antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specificallybind to CD32b protein. Such nucleic acid sequences can be optimized forexpression in mammalian cells (for example, Table 1 shows examplenucleic acid sequences for the heavy chain (including sequences forantibodies having a wild type Fc region or containing the N297A mutationin the Fc region) and light chain of Antibodies NOV0281, NOV0308,NOV0563, NOV1216, NOV1218, NOV1219, NOV2106, NOV2107, NOV2108, NOV2109,NOV2110, NOV2111, NOV2112, and NOV2113).

Throughout the text of this application, should there be a discrepancybetween the text of the specification (e.g., Table 1) and the sequencelisting, the text of the specification shall prevail.

TABLE 1 Examples of CD32bAntibodies of the Present Invention SEQ ID NO:Description Sequence NOV0281 1 HCDR1 GGTFSDYAIS (Combined) 2 HCDR2GIIPISGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 3 HCDR3 DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV (Combined) 4 HCDR1DYAIS (Kabat) 5 HCDR2 GIIPISGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 6 HCDR3 DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV(Kabat) 7 HCDR1 GGTFSDY (Chothia) 8 HCDR2 IPISGT (Chothia) 9 HCDR3DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV (Chothia) 10 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPISGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHSSSSYDYQYGLAVWGQGTLVTVSS 11 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGCGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCTATTAGCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGATCACTCTAGCTCTAGCTACGACTATCAGTACGGCCTGGCCGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGC 12 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPISGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHSSSSYDYQYGLAVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWGQGNVFSCSVMHEALH NHYTQKSLSLSPGK 13 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGCGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCTATTAGCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGATCACTCTAGCTCTAGCTACGACTATCAGTACGGCCTGGCCGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG 14 LCDR1 SGDKLGDYYVH (Combined) 15 LCDR2QDSKRPS (Combined) 16 LCDR3 GATDLSPWSIV (Combined) 17 LCDR1 SGDKLGDYYVH(Kabat) 18 LCDR2 QDSKRPS (Kabat} 19 LCDR3 GATDLSPWSIV (Kabat) 20 LCDR1DKLGDYY (Chothia) 21 LCDR2 QDS (Chothia) 22 LCDR3 TDLSPWSI (Chothia) 23VL DIELTQPPSVSVSPGETASITCSGDKLGDYYVHWYQQKPGGAPVLVIYQDSKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCGA TDLSPWSIVFGGGTKLTVL 24DNA VL GATATCGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCCTAGCGTCAGCGTCAGCCCTGGCGAGACAGCCTCTATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAAGCTGGGCGACTACTACGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTATCAGGACTCTAAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATTAGCGGCACTCAGGCCGAGGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCGGCGCTACCGACCTGAGCCCCTGGTCTATCGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 25 Light ChainDIELTQPPSVSVSPGETASITCSGDKLGDYYVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYQDSKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCGATDLSPWSIVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 26 DNA LightGATATCGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCCTAGCGTCAGCGTCAGCCCT ChainGGCGAGACAGCCTCTATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAAGCTGGGCGACTACTACGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTATCAGGACTCTAAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATTAGCGGCACTCAGGCCGAGGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCGGCGCTACCGACCTGAGCCCCTGGTCTATCGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCG TGGCCCCAACCGAGTGCAGCNOV0281_N297A 27 HCDR1 GGTFSDYAIS (Combined) 28 HCDR2 GIIPISGTANYAQKFQG(Combined) 29 HCDR3 DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV (Combined) 30 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 31HCDR2 GIIPISGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 32 HCDR3 DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV (Kabat) 33HCDR1 GGTFSDY (Chothia) 34 HCDR2 IPISGT (Chothia) 35 HCDR3DHSSSSYDYQYGLAV (Chothia) 36 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPISGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHSSSSYDYQYGLAVWGQGTLVTVSS 37 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGATCTCTGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGACCATTCTTCTTCTTCTTACGACTACCAGTACGGTCTGGCTGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCA 38 HeavyQVQLVGSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDYAISVWRQAPGQ ChainGLEWMGGIIPISGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHSSSSYDYQYGLAVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALH NHYTQKSLSLSPGK 39 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGATCTCTGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGACCATTCTTCTTCTTCTTACGACTACCAGTACGGTCTGGCTGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCA GAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA40 LCDR1 SGDKLGDYYVH (Combined) 41 LCDR2 QDSKRPS (Combined) 42 LCDR3GATDLSPWSIV (Combined) 43 LCDR1 SGDKLGDYYVH (Kabat) 44 LCDR2 QDSKRPS(Kabat) 45 LCDR3 GATDLSPWSIV (Kabat) 46 LCDR1 DKLGDYY (Chothia) 47 LCDR2QDS (Chothia) 48 LCDR3 TDLSPWSI (Chothia) 49 VLDIELTQPPSVSVSPGETASITCSGDKLGDYYVHVWQQKPGQAPVLVIYQDSKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCGA TDLSPWSIVFGGGTKLTVL 50DNA VL GATATCGAACTGACCCAGCCGCCGAGCGTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAGACCGCGAGCATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAAACTGGGTGACTACTACGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACCAGGACTCTAAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCGGCACCCAGGCGGAAGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCGGTGCTACTGACCTGTCTCCGTGGTCTATCGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 51 Light ChainDIELTQPPSVSVSPGETASITCSGDKLGDYYVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYQDSKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCGATDLSPWSIVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSMRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 52 DNA LightGATATCGAACTGACCCAGCCGCCGAGCGTGAGCGTGAGCCC ChainGGGCGAGACCGCGAGCATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAAACTGGGTGACTACTACGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACCAGGACTCTAAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCGGCACCCAGGCGGAAGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCGGTGCTACTGACCTGTCTCCGTGGTCTATCGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGC CCCTACAGAATGTTCA NOV0308 53HCDR1 GGTFSSYAIS (Combined) 54 HCDR2 GIIPVLGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 55HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Combined) 56 HCDR1 SYAIS (Kabat) 57 HCDP2GIIPVLGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 58 HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Kabat) 59 HCDR1 GGTFSSY(Chothia) 60 HCDR2 IPVLGT (Chothia) 61 HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Chothia) 62 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPVLGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARVPTDYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 63 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTCTCTAGCTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGTGCTGGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGTGCCTACCGACTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCT GGTCACCGTGTCTAGC 64Heavy Chain QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPVLGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARVPTDYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNGVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSPGK 65 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTCTCTAGCTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGTGCTGGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGTGCCTACCGACTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGG CAAG 66 LCDR1 SGDNLGSKYVH(Combined) 67 LCDR2 DDNKRPS (Combined) 68 LCDR3 QSWTLGNWV (Combined) 69LCDR1 SGDNLGSKYVH (Kabat) 70 LCDR2 DDNKRPS (Kabat) 71 LCDR3 QSWTLGNWV(Kabat) 72 LCDR1 DNLGSKY (Chothia) 73 LCDR2 DDN (Chothia) 74 LCDR3WTLGNW (Chothia) 75 VL DIELTQPPSVSVSPGQTASITCSGDNLGSKYVHWYGQKPGQAPVLVIYDDNKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCQS WTLGNVWFGGGTKLTVL 76DNA VL GATATCGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCCTAGCGTCAGCGTCAGCCCTGGTCAGACCGCCTCTATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACCTGGGCTCTAAATACGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGATAACAAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATTAGCGGCACTCAGGCCGAGGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGTCAGTCCTGGACCCTGGGCAACTGGGTGTTCGGC GGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 77Light Chain DIELTQPPSVSVSPGQTASITCSGDNLGSKYVHWVQQKPGGAPVLVIYDDNKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCGSWTLGNWVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 78 DNA LightGATATCGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCCTAGCGTCAGCGTCAGCCCT ChainGGTCAGACCGCCTCTATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACCTGGGCTCTAAATACGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGATAACAAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATTAGCGGCACTCAGGCCGAGGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGTCAGTCCTGGACCCTGGGCAACTGGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGCCCCAA CCGAGTGCAGC NOV0308_N297A 79HCDR1 GGTFSSYAIS (Combined) 80 HCDR2 GIIPVLGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 81HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Combined) 82 HCDR1 SYAIS (Kabat) 83 HCDR2GIIPVLGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 84 HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Kabat) 85 HCDR1 GGTFSSY(Chothia) 86 HCDR2 IPVLGT (Chothia) 87 HCDR3 VPTDYFDY (Chothia) 88 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPVLGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARVPTDYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 89 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTTCTTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGTTCTGGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGTTCCGACTGACTACTTCGATTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCC TGGTGACTGTTAGCTCA 90Heavy Chain QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPVLGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARVPTDYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSWTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSPGK 91 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTTCTTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGTTCTGGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGTTCCGACTGACTACTTCGATTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 92 LCDR1 SGDNLGSKYVH (Combined)93 LCDR2 DDNKRPS (Combined) 94 LCDR3 QSWTLGNWV (Combined) 95 LCDR1SGDNLGSKYVH (Kabat) 96 LCDR2 DDNKRPS (Kabat) 97 LCDR3 QSWTLGNWV (Kabat)98 LCDR1 DNLGSKY (Chothia) 99 LCDR2 DDN (Chothia) 100 LCDR3 WTLGNW(Chothia) 101 VL DIELTQPPSVSVSPGQTASITCSGDNLGSKYVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDNKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCQS WTLGNWVFGGGTKLTVL 102DNA VL GATATCGAACTGACCCAGCCGCCGAGCGTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCCAGACCGCGAGCATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACCTGGGTTCTAAATACGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACAACAAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCGGCACCCAGGCGGAAGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCCAGTCTTGGACTCTGGGTAACTGGGTGTTTG GCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA103 Light Chain DIELTQPPSVSVSPGQTASITCSGDNLGSKYVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDNKRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISGTQAEDEADYYCQSWTLGNWVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 104 DNA LightGATATCGAACTGACCCAGCCGCCGAGCGTGAGCGTGAGCCC ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGCATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACCTGGGTTCTAAATACGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACAACAAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCGGCACCCAGGCGGAAGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCCAGTCTTGGACTCTGGGTAACTGGGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACA GAATGTTCA NOV0563 105 HCDR1GGTFSDNAIS (Combined) 106 HCDR2 GINPDFGWANYAQKFQG (Combined) 107 HCDR3DSSGMGY (Combined) 108 HCDR1 DNAIS (Kabat) 109 HCDR2 GINPDFGWANYAQKFQG(Kabat) 110 HCDR3 DSSGMGY (Kabat} 111 HCDR1 GGTFSDN (Chothia) 112 HCDR2NPDFGW (Chothia) 113 HCDR3 DSSGMGY (Chothia) 114 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDNAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGINPDFGWANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDSSGMGYWGQGTLVTVSS 115 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGCGATAACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGGATTAACCCCGACTTCGGCTGGGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGGGACTCTAGCGGAATGGGCTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGG TCACCGTGTCTAGC 116 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDNAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGINPDFGWANYAQKFGGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDSSGMGYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSL SLSPGK 117 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGCGATAACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGGATTAACCCCGACTTCGGCTGGGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGGGACTCTAGCGGAATGGGCTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAA G 118 LCDR1 RASQDISSYLN(Combined) 119 LCDR2 DASTLQS (Combined) 120 LCDR3 QQSGHWLSKT  (Combined)121 LCDR1 RASQDISSYLN (Kabat) 122 LCDR2 DASTLQS (Kabat) 123 LCDR3QQSGHWLSKT (Kabat) 124 LCDR1 SQDISSY (Chothia) 125 LCDR2 DAS (Chothia)126 LCDR3 SGHWLSK (Chothia) 127 VLDIQMTGSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQ QSGHWLSKTFGQGTKVEIK 128DNA VL GATATTCAGATGACTCAGTCACCTAGTAGCCTGAGCGCTAGTGTGGGCGATAGAGTGACTATCACCTGTAGAGCCTCTCAGGATATCTCTAGCTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTAAAGCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCCTCTACCCTGCAGTCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACTATCTCTAGCCTGCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGCAGTCAGGCCACTGGCTGTCTAAGACCTTC GGTCAGGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAG129 Light Chain DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSGHWLSKTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC 130 DNA LightGATATTCAGATGACTCAGTCACCTAGTAGCCTGAGCGCTAGTG ChainTGGGCGATAGAGTGACTATCACCTGTAGAGCCTCTCAGGATATCTCTAGCTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTAAAGCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCCTCTACCCTGCAGTCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACTATCTCTAGCCTGCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGCAGTCAGGCCACTGGCTGTCTAAGACCTTCGGTCAGGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCTCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCCCCCCAGCGACGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGCCTGCTGAACAACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAACGCCCTGCAGAGCGGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTCACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCATAAGGTGTACGCCTGCGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCA ACAGGGGCGAGTGC NOV0563_N297A131 HCDR1 GGTFGDNAIS (Combined) 132 HCDR2 GINPDFGWANYAQKFQG (Combined)133 HCDR3 DSSGMGY (Combined) 134 HCDR1 DNAIS (Kabat) 135 HCDR2GINPDFGWANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 136 HCDR3 DSSGMGY (Kabat) 137 HCDR1 GGTFSDN(Chothia) 138 HCDR2 NPDFGW (Chothia) 139 HCDR3 DSSGMGY (Chothia) 140 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDNAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGINPDFGWANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDSSGMGYWGQGTLVTVSS 141 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTGACAACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCAACCCGGACTTCGGCTGGGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGACTCTTCTGGTATGGGTTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGG TGACTGTTAGCTCA 142Heavy Chain QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSDNAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGINPDFGWANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDSSGMGYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTGTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPPEPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSL SLSPGK 143 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTTCTGACAACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCAACCCGGACTTCGGCTGGGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGACTCTTCTGGTATGGGTTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 144 LCDR1 RASQDISSYLN (Combined)145 LCDR2 DASTLQS (Combined) 146 LCDR3 QQSGHWLSKT (Combined) 147 LCDR1RASQDISSYLN (Kabat) 148 LCDR2 DASTLQS (Kabat) 149 LCDR3 QQSGHWLSKT(Kabat) 150 LCDR1 SQDISSY (Chothia) 151 LCDR2 DAS (Chothia) 152 LCDR3SGHWLSK (Chothia) 153 VL DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQ QSGHWLSKTFGQGTKVEIK 154DNA VL GATATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCGAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCGTGGGCGATCGCGTGACCATTACCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATTTCTTCTTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCAAAGCGCCGAAACTATTAATCTACGACGCTTCTACTCTGCAAAGCGGCGTGCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGATCCGGCACCGATTTCACCCTGACCATTAGCTCTCTGCAACCGGAAGACTTTGCGACCTATTATTGCCAGCAGTCTGGTCATTGGCTGTCTAAAACCTTTG GCCAGGGCACGAAAGTTGAAATTAAA155 Light Chain DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSGHWLSKTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC 156 DNA LightGATATCCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCGAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGC ChainGTGGGCGATCGCGTGACCATTACCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATTTCTTCTTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCAAAGCGCCGAAACTATTAATCTACGACGCTTCTACTCTGCAAAGCGGCGTGCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGATCCGGCACCGATTTCACCCTGACCATTAGCTCTCTGCAACCGGAAGACTTTGCGACCTATTATTGCCAGCAGTCTGGTCATTGGCTGTCTAAAACCTTTGGCCAGGGCACGAAAGTTGAAATTAAACGTACGGTGGCCGCTCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCCCCCCAGCGACGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGCCTGCTGAACAACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAACGCCCTGCAGAGCGGCAACAGCCAGGAAAGCGTCACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCACAAGGTGTACGCCTGCGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAA CCGGGGCGAGTGT NOV1216 157HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 158 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 159HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 160 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 161 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 162 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 163 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 164 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 165 HCDR3EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 166 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTV SS 167 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACC CTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGC 168Heavy Chain QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 169 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAAC ChainCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCG GCAAG 170 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH(Combined) 171 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 172 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined)173 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 174 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 175 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 176 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 177 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia)178 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 179 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVL 180DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGC TG 181 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTEC S 182 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGCCCCAACCGAGTGCAG C NOV1216_N297A 183 HCDR1GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 184 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 185 HCDR3EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 186 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 187 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 188 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 189 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 190 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 191 HCDR3EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 192 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTV SS 193 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCAC CCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCA 194Heavy Chain QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 195 DNA HeavyCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAAC ChainCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 196 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH(Combined) 197 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 198 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined)199 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 200 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 201 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 202 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 203 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia)204 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 205 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSWDSSMPSWFGGGTKLTVL 206DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 207 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTEC S 208 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCA NOV1218 209 HCDR1 GFTFPTHGLH(Combined) 210 HCDR2 AISYDASETNYADSVKG (Combined) 211 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY(Combined) 212 HCDR1 THGLH (Kabat) 213 HCDR2 AISYDASETNYADSVKG (Kabat)214 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Kabat) 215 HCDR1 GFTFPTH (Chothia) 216 HCDR2 SYDASE(Chothia) 217 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Chothia) 218 VHQVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEVWSAISYDASETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 219 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGCTGGAATCAGGCGGCGGACTGGTGCAGCCTGGCGGTAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTGCGCTGCTAGTGGCTTCACCTTCCCTACTCACGGCCTGCACTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTGGAGTGGGTCAGCGCTATTAGCTACGACGCTAGTGAAACTAACTACGCCGATAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACTATCTCTAGGGATAACTCTAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAATAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGTCTATCGGCGGCTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGC 220 Heavy ChainQVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYDASETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 221DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGCTGGAATCAGGCGGCGGACTGGTGCAGC ChainCTGGCGGTAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTGCGCTGCTAGTGGCTTCACCTTCCCTACTCACGGCCTGCACTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTGGAGTGGGTCAGCGCTATTAGCTACGACGCTAGTGAAACTAACTACGCCGATAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACTATCTCTAGGGATAACTCTAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAATAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGTCTATCGGCGGCTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTG AGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG 222 LCDR1SGDALGKNTVS (Combined) 223 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Combined) 224 LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV(Combined) 225 LCDR1 SGDALGKNTVS (Kabat) 226 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Kabat) 227LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV (Kabat) 228 LCDR1 DALGKNT (Chothia) 229 LCDR2 DDT(Chothia) 230 LCDR3 TDLSTV (Chothia) 231 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVL 232DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGACGCCCTGGGTAAAAACACCGTCAGCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGATAGACCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCACCGACCTGAGCACCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 233 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 234 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGACGCCCTGGGTAAAAACACCGTCAGCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGATAGACCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCACCGACCTGAGCACCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGCCCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV1218_N297A 235 HCDR1 GFTFPTHGLH(Combined) 236 HCDR2 AISYDASETNYADSVKG (Combined) 237 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY(Combined) 238 HCDR1 THGLH (Kabat) 239 HCDR2 AISYDASETNYADSVKG (Kabat)240 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Kabat) 241 HCDR1 GFTFPTH (Chothia) 242 HCDR2 SYDASE(Chothia) 243 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Chothia) 244 VHQVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYDASETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 245 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGCTGGAAAGCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGGGTGGCAGCCTGCGTCTGAGCTGCGCGGCGTCCGGATTCACCTTTCCTACTCATGGTCTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCAAAGGTCTCGAGTGGGTTTCCGCTATCTCTTACGACGCCTCTGAAACCAACTATGCGGATAGCGTGAAAGGCCGCTTTACCATCAGCCGCGATAATTCGAAAAACACCCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGCGTGCGGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAATCTATCGGTGGTTACTTCGATTACTGGGG CCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCA246 Heavy Chain QVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYDASETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 247DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGCTGGAAAGCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGCAGC ChainCGGGTGGCAGCCTGCGTCTGAGCTGCGCGGCGTCCGGATTCACCTTTCCTACTCATGGTCTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCAAAGGTCTCGAGTGGGTTTCCGCTATCTCTTACGACGCCTCTGAAACCAACTATGCGGATAGCGTGAAAGGCCGCTTTACCATCAGCCGCGATAATTCGAAAAACACCCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGCGTGCGGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAATCTATCGGTGGTTACTTCGATTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCT GTCTCCGGGTAAA 248 LCDR1SGDALGKNTVS (Combined) 249 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Combined) 250 LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV(Combined) 251 LCDR1 SGDALGKNTVS (Kabat) 252 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Kabat) 253LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV (Kabat) 254 LCDR1 DALGKNT (Chothia) 255 LCDR2 DDT(Chothia) 256 LCDR3 TDLSTV (Chothia) 257 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYQDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVL 258DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATGCTCTGGGTAAAAACACTGTTTCTTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGACCGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTACTGACCTGTCTACTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 259 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSTDLSTWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 260 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATGCTCTGGGTAAAAACACTGTTTCTTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGACCGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTACTGACCTGTCTACTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTG GAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCANOV1219 261 HCDR1 GFTFPTHGLH (Combined) 262 HCDR2 AISYEGSETNYADSVKG(Combined) 263 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Combined) 264 HCDR1 THGLH (Kabat) 265HCDR2 AISYEGSETNYADSVKG (Kabat) 266 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Kabat) 267 HCDR1GFTFPTH (Chothia) 268 HCDR2 SYEGSE (Chothia) 269 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY(Chothia) 270 VH QVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYEGSETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 271 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGCTGGAATCAGGCGGCGGACTGGTGCAGCCTGGCGGTAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTGCGCTGCTAGTGGCTTCACCTTCCCTACTCACGGCCTGCACTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTGGAGTGGGTCAGCGCTATTAGCTACGAGGGTAGCGAGACTAACTACGCCGATAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACTATCTCTAGGGATAACTCTAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAATAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGTCTATCGGCGGCTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGC 272 Heavy ChainQVGLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEVWSAISYEGSETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 273DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGCTGGAATCAGGCGGCGGACTGGTGCAGC ChainCTGGCGGTAGCCTGAGACTGAGCTGCGCTGCTAGTGGCTTCACCTTCCCTACTCACGGCCTGCACTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCTGGTAAAGGCCTGGAGTGGGTCAGCGCTATTAGCTACGAGGGTAGCGAGACTAACTACGCCGATAGCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACTATCTCTAGGGATAACTCTAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAATAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGTCTATCGGCGGCTACTTCGACTACTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTG AGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG 274 LCDR1SGDALGKNTVS (Combined) 275 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Combined) 276 LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV(Combined) 277 LCDR1 SGDALGKNTVS (Kabat) 278 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Kabat) 279LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV (Kabat) 280 LCDR1 DALGKNT (Chothia) 281 LCDR2 DDT(Chothia) 282 LCDR3 TDLSTV (Chothia) 283 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSTDLSTWFGGGTKLTVL 284DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGACGCCCTGGGTAAAAACACCGTCAGCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGATAGACCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCACCGACCTGAGCACCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 285 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 286 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGACGCCCTGGGTAAAAACACCGTCAGCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGATAGACCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCACCGACCTGAGCACCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGCCCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV1219_N297A 287 HCDR1 GFTFPTHGLH(Combined) 288 HCDR2 AISYEGSETNYADSVKG (Combined) 289 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY(Combined) 290 HCDR1 THGLH (Kabat) 291 HCDR2 AISYEGSETNYADSVKG (Kabat)292 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Kabat) 293 HCDR1 GFTFPTH (Chothia) 294 HCDR2 SYEGSE(Chothia) 295 HCDR3 ESIGGYFDY (Chothia) 296 VHQVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYEGSETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 297 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGCTGGAAAGCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGGGTGGCAGCCTGCGTCTGAGCTGCGCGGCGTCCGGATTCACCTTTCCTACTCATGGTCTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCAAAGGTCTCGAGTGGGTTTCCGCTATCTCTTACGAGGGTTCTGAAACCAACTATGCGGATAGCGTGAAAGGCCGCTTTACCATCAGCCGCGATAATTCGAAAAACACCCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGCGTGCGGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAATCTATCGGTGGTTACTTCGATTACTGGGG CCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCA298 Heavy Chain QVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTHGLHVWRQAPGKGLEWVSAISYEGSETNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARESIGGYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGN VFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 299DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGCTGGAAAGCGGCGGTGGCCTGGTGCAGC ChainCGGGTGGCAGCCTGCGTCTGAGCTGCGCGGCGTCCGGATTCACCTTTCCTACTCATGGTCTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCAAAGGTCTCGAGTGGGTTTCCGCTATCTCTTACGAGGGTTCTGAAACCAACTATGCGGATAGCGTGAAAGGCCGCTTTACCATCAGCCGCGATAATTCGAAAAACACCCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGCGTGCGGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAATCTATCGGTGGTTACTTCGATTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCT GTCTCCGGGTAAA 300 LCDR1SGDALGKNTVS (Combined) 301 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Combined) 302 LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV(Combined) 303 LCDR1 SGDALGKNTVS (Kabat) 304 LCDR2 DDTDRPS (Kabat) 305LCDR3 SSTDLSTVV (Kabat) 306 LCDR1 DALGKNT (Chothia) 307 LCDR2 DDT(Chothia) 308 LCDR3 TDLSTV (Chothia) 309 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYY CSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVL 310DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATGCTCTGGGTAAAAACACTGTTTCTTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGACCGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTACTGACCTGTCTACTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 311 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDALGKNTVSWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSTDLSTVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 312 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCC ChainTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATGCTCTGGGTAAAAACACTGTTTCTTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGACCGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTACTGACCTGTCTACTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTG GAGAAGACAGTGGCCCCTACAGAATGTTCANOV2106 313 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 314 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG(Combined) 315 HCDR3 EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 316 HCDR1 DYAIS(Kabat) 317 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 318 HCDR3 EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV(Kabat) 319 HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 320 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 321 HCDR3EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 322 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMPVWGQGTLVTVSS 323 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTTCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 324 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 325DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTTCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG326 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 327 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 328 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 329 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 330 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 331 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 332 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 333LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 334 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 335 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWVQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 336DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 337 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWVQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 338 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2106_N297A339 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 340 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)341 HCDR3 EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 342 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 343HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 344 HCDR3 EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 345HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 346 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 347 HCDR3EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 348 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 349 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATTCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 350 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 351DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATTCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 352 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 353LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 354 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 355 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 356 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 357 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 358 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 359 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 360 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 361 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 362DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 363 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 364 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2107 365HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 366 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 367HCDR3 EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 368 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 369 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 370 HCDR3 EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 371 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 372 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 373 HCDR3EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 374 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 375 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGGCCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 376 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 377DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGGCCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG378 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 379 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 380 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 381 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 382 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 383 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 384 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 385LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 386 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 387 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWVQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 388DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 389 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWVQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 390 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2107_N297A391 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 392 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)393 HCDR3 EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 394 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 395HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 396 HCDR3 EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 397HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 398 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 399 HCDR3EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 400 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 401 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAAGCCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 402 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 403DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAAGCCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 404 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 405LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 406 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 407 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 408 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 409 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 410 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 411 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 412 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 413 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHVWQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVL 414DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA  415 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 416 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2108 417HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 418 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 419HCDR3 EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 420 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 421 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 422 HCDR3 EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 423 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 424 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 425 HCDR3EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 426 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 427 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTCCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 428 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 429DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTCCGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG430 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 431 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 432 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 433 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 434 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 435 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 436 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 437LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 438 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 439 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 440DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 441 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 442 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG  ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2108_N297A443 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 444 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)445 HCDR3 EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 446 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 447HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 448 HCDR3 EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 449HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 450 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 451 HCDR3EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 452 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 453 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAAAGCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 454 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 455DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAAAGCGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 456 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 457LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 458 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 459 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 460 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 461 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 462 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 463 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 464 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 465 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHVWQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 466DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 467 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 468 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2109 469HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 470 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 471HCDR3 EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 472 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 473 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 474 HCDR3 EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 475 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 476 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 477 HCDR3EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 478 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 479 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTACGGCTTCGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 480 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 481DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCGAGTACGGCTTCGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG482 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 483 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 484 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 485 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 486 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 487 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 488 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 489LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 490 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 491 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 492DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 493 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 494 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2109_N297A495 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 496 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)497 HCDR3 EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 498 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 499HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 500 HCDR3 EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 501HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 502 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 503 HCDR3EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 504 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 505 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTTCGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 506 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 507DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTTCGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 508 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 509LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 510 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 511 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 512 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 513 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 514 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 515 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 516 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 517 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYQDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 518DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 519 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEGWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 520 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2110_N297A521 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 522 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)523 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGFPVEAMDV (Combined) 524 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 525HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 526 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGFPYEAMDV (Kabat) 527HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 528 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 529 HCDR3EQDPEYGYGGFPYEAMDV (Chothia) 530 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGFPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 531 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTTCCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 532 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGFPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 533DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTTCCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 534 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 535LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 536 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 537 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 538 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 539 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 540 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 541 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 542 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 543 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 544DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 545 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 546 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA N0V2111_N297A547 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 548 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)549 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDV (Combined) 550 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 551HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 552 HCDR3 EQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDV (Kabat) 553HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 554 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 555 HCDR3EQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDV (Chothia) 556 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 557 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTTCGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 558 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 559DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTTCGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 560 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 561LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 562 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 563 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 564 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 565 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 566 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 567 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 568 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 569 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 570DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 571 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 572 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2112 573HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 574 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 575HCDR3 EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 576 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 577 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 578 HCDR3 EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 579 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 580 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 581 HCDR3EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 582 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 583 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCTCCTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 584 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 585DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGGACCCCTCCTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG586 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 587 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 588 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 589 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 590 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 591 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 592 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 593LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 594 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 595 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVL 596DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 597 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 598 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2112_N297A599 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 600 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)601 HCDR3 EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 602 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 603HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 504 HCDR3 EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 605HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 606 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 607 HCDR3EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 608 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 609 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGAGCTACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 610 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 611DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGGACCCGAGCTACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 612 LCDR1 SGDNIPGHGVH (Combined) 613LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 614 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 615 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 616 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 617 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 618 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 619 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 620 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 621 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHVWQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVL 622DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 623 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEGWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 624 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA NOV2113 625HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 626 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined) 627HCDR3 EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 628 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 629 HCDR2GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 630 HCDR3 EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 631 HCDR1GGTFRDY (Chothia) 632 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 633 HCDR3EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 634 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREGSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 635 DNA VHCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACCCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGTCCCCCGAGTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCT AGC 636 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISVWRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 637DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAACC ChainCGGCTCTAGCGTGAAAGTCAGCTGTAAAGCTAGTGGCGGCACCTTTAGAGACTACGCTATTAGCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCAGGTCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGAATTATCCCCGCCTTCGGCACCGCTAACTACGCTCAGAAATTTCAGGGTAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGACGAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTAGAGAGCAGTCCCCCGAGTACGGCTACGGCGGCTACCCCTACGAGGCTATGGACGTGTGGGGTCAGGGCACCCTGGTCACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCAAGTGTGTTTCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCAGCAAGTCTACTTCCGGCGGAACTGCTGCCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACAGTGTCCTGGAACTCTGGGGCTCTGACTTCCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACAGTGCCCTCCAGCTCTCTGGGAACCCAGACCTATATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGCTGCGACAAGACCCACACCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCTCCAGAACTGCTGGGAGGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGGACCCCCGAGGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCAGAGGTGAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACCTACAGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAAGAATACAAGTGCAAAGTCTCCAACAAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCCAATCGAAAAGACAATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCACGGGAGCCCCAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAAGGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACAGCAAGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGCAGCGTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCC AGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGAGCCCCGGCAAG638 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 639 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 640 LCDR3SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 641 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 642 LCDR2 DDTERPS(Kabat) 643 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Kabat) 644 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 645LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 646 LCDR3 WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 647 VLSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVL 648DNA VL AGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTGGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTG 649 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSSWDSSMDSVVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 650 DNA LightAGCTACGAGCTGACTCAGCCCCTGAGCGTCAGCGTGGCCCTG ChainGGTCAGACCGCTAGAATCACCTGTAGCGGCGATAATATCCCTCAGCACTCAGTGCACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAGGCCCCCGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACCGAGCGGCCTAGCGGAATCCCCGAGCGGTTTAGCGGCTCTAATAGCGGTAACACCGCTACCCTGACTATCTCTAGGGCTCAGGCCGGCGACGAGGCCGACTACTACTGCTCTAGCTGGGATAGCTCTATGGATAGCGTGGTGTTCGGCGGAGGCACTAAGCTGACCGTGCTGGGTCAGCCTAAGGCTGCCCCCAGCGTGACCCTGTTCCCCCCCAGCAGCGAGGAGCTGCAGGCCAACAAGGCCACCCTGGTGTGCCTGATCAGCGACTTCTACCCAGGCGCCGTGACCGTGGCCTGGAAGGCCGACAGCAGCCCCGTGAAGGCCGGCGTGGAGACCACCACCCCCAGCAAGCAGAGCAACAACAAGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTACCTGAGCCTGACCCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGAGCCACAGGTCCTACAGCTGCCAGGTGACCCACGAGGGCAGCACCGTGGAAAAGACCGTGGC CCCAACCGAGTGCAGC NOV2113_N297A651 HCDR1 GGTFRDYAIS (Combined) 652 HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Combined)653 HCDR3 EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Combined) 654 HCDR1 DYAIS (Kabat) 655HCDR2 GIIPAFGTANYAQKFQG (Kabat) 556 HCDR3 EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Kabat) 657HCDR1 GGTFRDY (Chothia) 658 HCDR2 IPAFGT (Chothia) 659 HCDR3EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV (Chothia) 660 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 661 DNA VHCAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCGGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGAGCCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAG CTCA 662 Heavy ChainQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFRDYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPAFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAREQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDVWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVQKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 663DNA Heavy CAGGTGCAATTGGTGCAGAGCGGTGCCGAAGTGAAAAAACCG ChainGGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTTAGCTGCAAAGCATCCGGAGGGACGTTTCGTGACTACGCTATCTCTTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCGGGCCAGGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATCCCGGCTTTCGGCACTGCGAACTACGCCCAGAAATTTCAGGGCCGGGTGACCATTACCGCCGATGAAAGCACCAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACGGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGTGAACAGAGCCCGGAATACGGTTACGGTGGTTACCCGTATGAAGCTATGGATGTTTGGGGCCAAGGCACCCTGGTGACTGTTAGCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGTCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACGCCAGCACGTACCGGGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA 664 LCDR1 SGDNIPQHSVH (Combined) 665LCDR2 DDTERPS (Combined) 666 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV (Combined) 667 LCDR1SGDNIPQHSVH (Kabat) 668 LCDR2 DDTERPS (Kabat) 669 LCDR3 SSWDSSMDSVV(Kabat) 670 LCDR1 DNIPQHS (Chothia) 671 LCDR2 DDT (Chothia) 672 LCDR3WDSSMDSV (Chothia) 673 VL SYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGDEADYYCSS WDSSMDSVVFGQQTKLTVL 674DNA VL AGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCTGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTA 675 Light ChainSYELTQPLSVSVALGQTARITCSGDNIPQHSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVIYDDTERPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTISRAQAGQEADYYCSSWDSSMDSWFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 676 DNA LightAGCTACGAACTGACCCAGCCGCTGAGCGTGAGCGTGGCCCT ChainGGGCCAGACCGCGAGGATTACCTGTAGCGGCGATAACATCCCGCAGCATTCTGTTCATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCGGGCCAGGCGCCGGTGCTGGTGATCTACGACGACACTGAACGTCCGAGCGGCATCCCGGAACGTTTTAGCGGATCCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCGACCCTGACCATTAGCAGGGCCCAGGCGGGCGACGAAGCGGATTATTACTGCTCTTCTTGGGACTCTTCTATGGACTCTGTTGTGTTTGGCGGCGGCACGAAGTTAACCGTCCTAGGTCAGCCCAAGGCTGCCCCCTCGGTCACTCTGTTCCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTTCAAGCCAACAAGGCCACACTGGTGTGTCTCATAAGTGACTTCTACCCGGGAGCCGTGACAGTGGCCTGGAAGGCAGATAGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGAGTGGAGACCACCACACCCTCCAAACAAAGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTATCTGAGCCTGACGCCTGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA

Other antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the inventioninclude those wherein the amino acids or nucleic acids encoding theamino acids have been mutated, yet have at least 60, 70, 80, 90 or 95percent identity to the sequences described in Table 1. In oneembodiment, it includes mutant amino acid sequences wherein no more than1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 amino acids have been mutated in the variable regionswhen compared with the variable regions depicted in the sequencedescribed in Table 1, while retaining substantially the same therapeuticactivity.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:1, 2, and 3, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 14, 15, and 16, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:4, 5, and 6, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 17, 18, and 19, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:7, 8, and 9, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 20, 21, and 22, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:53, 54, and 55, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequencesof SEQ ID NOs: 66, 67, and 68 respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:56, 57, and 58, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequencesof SEQ ID NOs: 69, 70, and 71 respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:59, 60, and 61, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequencesof SEQ ID NOs: 72, 73, and 74 respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:105, 106, and 107 respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 118, 119, 120, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:108, 109, and 110 respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 121, 122, 123, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:111, 112, and 113 respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 124, 125, 126, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:157, 158, and 159, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 170, 171, 172, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:160, 161, and 162, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 173, 174, 175, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:163, 164, and 165, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 176, 177, 178, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:209, 210, and 211, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 222, 223, and 224, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:212, 213, and 214, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 225, 226, and 227, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:215, 216, and 217 respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 228, 229, and 230, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:261, 262, and 263, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 274, 275, and 276, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:264, 265, and 266, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 277, 278, and 279, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:267, 268, and 269, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 280, 281, and 282, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:313, 314, and 315, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 326, 327, and 328, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:316, 317, and 318, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 329, 330, and 331, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:319, 320, and 321, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 332, 333, and 334, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:365, 366, and 367, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 378, 379, and 380, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:368, 369, and 370, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 381, 382, and 383, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:371, 372, and 373, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 384, 385, and 386, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:417, 418, and 419, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 430, 431, and 432, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:420, 421, and 422, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 433, 434, and 435, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:423, 424, and 425, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 436, 437, and 438, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:469, 470, and 471, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 482, 483, and 484, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:472, 473, and 474, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 485, 486, and 487, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:475, 476, and 477, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 488, 489, and 490, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:521, 522, and 523, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 534, 535, and 536, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:524, 525, and 526, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 537, 538, and 539, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:527, 528, and 529, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 540, 541, and 542, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:547, 548, and 549, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 560, 561, and 562, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:550, 551, and 552, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 563, 564, and 565, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:553, 554, and 555, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 566, 567, and 568, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:573, 574, and 575, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 586, 587, and 588, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:576, 577, and 578, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 589, 590, and 591, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:579, 580, and 581, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 592, 593, and 594, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:625, 626, and 627, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 638, 639, and 640, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:628, 629, and 630, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 641, 642, and 643, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:631, 632, and 633, respectively, and the LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 644, 645, and 646, respectively.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:

23.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 166 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 179.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 218 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 231.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 270 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 283.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 335.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 374 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 387.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 439.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 478 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 491.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 530 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 543.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 556 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 569.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 582 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 595.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the VH amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 634 and theVL amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 647.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:116 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 129.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:142 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 181.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:194 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 207.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:220 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:246 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 259.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:272 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 285.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:324 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 337.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:350 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 363.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:376 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 389.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:402 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 415.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:428 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 441.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:454 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 467.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:480 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 493.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:506 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 519.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:532 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 545.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:558 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 571.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:584 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 597.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:610 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 623.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:636 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 649.

In another specific embodiment, the present invention provides anisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds humanCD32b and comprises the heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:662 and the light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 675.

Since each of these antibodies can bind to CD32b, the VH, VL, fulllength light chain, and full length heavy chain sequences (amino acidsequences and the nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acidsequences) can be “mixed and matched” to create other CD32b-bindingantibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention. Such“mixed and matched” CD32b-binding antibodies can be tested using thebinding assays known in the art (e.g., ELISAs, and other assaysdescribed in the Example section). When these chains are mixed andmatched, a VH sequence from a particular VH/VL pairing should bereplaced with a structurally similar VH sequence. Likewise a full lengthheavy chain sequence from a particular full length heavy chain/fulllength light chain pairing should be replaced with a structurallysimilar full length heavy chain sequence. Likewise, a VL sequence from aparticular VH/VL pairing should be replaced with a structurally similarVL sequence. Likewise a full length light chain sequence from aparticular full length heavy chain/full length light chain pairingshould be replaced with a structurally similar full length light chainsequence.

In another aspect, the present invention provides CD32b-bindingantibodies that comprise the heavy chain and light chain CDR1s, CDR2sand CDR3s as described in Table 1, or combinations thereof. The CDRregions are delineated using the Kabat system (Kabat et al. 1991Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, Fifth Edition, U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Publication No. 91-3242),or using the Chothia system (Chothia et al. 1987 J. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917; and Al-Lazikani et al. 1997 J. Mol. Biol. 273: 927-948). Othermethods for delineating the CDR regions may alternatively be used. Forexample, the CDR definitions of both Kabat and Chothia may be combinedsuch that, the CDRs may comprise some or all of the amino acid residues26-35 (HCDR1), 50-65 (HCDR2), and 95-102 (HCDR3) in human VH and aminoacid residues 24-34 (LCDR1), 50-56 (LCDR2), and 89-97 (LCDR3) in humanVL.

Given that each of these antibodies can bind to CD32b and thatantigen-binding specificity is provided primarily by the CDR1, 2 and 3regions, the VH CDR1, 2 and 3 sequences and VL CDR1, 2 and 3 sequencescan be “mixed and matched” (i.e., CDRs from different antibodies can bemixed and match, although each antibody must contain a VH CDR1, 2 and 3and a VL CDR1, 2 and 3 to create other CD32b-binding binding moleculesof the invention. Such “mixed and matched” CD32b-binding antibodies canbe tested using the binding assays known in the art and those describedin the Examples (e.g., ELISAs). When VH CDR sequences are mixed andmatched, the CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 sequence from a particular VHsequence should be replaced with a structurally similar CDR sequence(s). Likewise, when VL CDR sequences are mixed and matched, the CDR1,CDR2 and/or CDR3 sequence from a particular VL sequence should bereplaced with a structurally similar CDR sequence (s). It will bereadily apparent to the ordinarily skilled artisan that novel VH and VLsequences can be created by mutating one or more VH and/or VL CDR regionsequences with structurally similar sequences from the CDR sequencesshown herein for monoclonal antibodies of the present invention.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an isolated monoclonalantibody or antigen binding region thereof comprising a heavy chainvariable region CDR1 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from anyof SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4, 7, 53, 56, 59, 105, 108, 111, 157, 160, 163, 209,212, 215, 261, 264, 267, 313, 316, 319, 365, 368, 371, 417, 420, 423,469, 472, 475, 521, 524, 527, 547, 550, 553, 573, 576, 579, 625, 628,and 631; a heavy chain variable region CDR2 comprising an amino acidsequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 5, 8, 54, 57, 60, 106, 109,112, 158, 161, 164, 210, 213, 216, 262, 265, 268, 314, 317, 320, 366,369, 372, 418, 421; 424, 470, 473, 476, 522, 525, 528, 548, 551, 554,574, 577, 580, 626, 629, and 632; a heavy chain variable region CDR3comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 6,9, 55, 58, 61, 107, 110, 113, 159, 162, 165, 211, 214, 217, 263, 266,269, 315, 318, 321, 367, 370, 373, 419, 422, 425, 471, 474, 477, 523,526, 529, 549, 552, 555, 575, 578, 581, 627, 630, and 633; a light chainvariable region CDR1 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from anyof SEQ ID NOs: 14, 17, 20, 66, 69, 72, 118, 121, 124, 170, 173, 176,222, 225, 228, 274, 277, 280, 326, 329, 332, 378, 381, 384, 430, 433,436, 482, 485, 488, 534, 537, 540, 560, 563, 566, 586, 589, 592, 638,641, 644; a light chain variable region CDR2 comprising an amino acidsequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 15, 18, 21, 67, 70, 73, 119,122, 125, 171, 174, 177, 223, 226, 229, 275, 278, 281, 327, 330, 333,379, 382, 385, 431, 434, 437, 483, 486, 489, 535, 538, 541, 561, 564,567, 587, 590, 593, 639, 642, and 645; and a light chain variable regionCDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs:16, 19, 22, 68, 71, 74, 120, 123, 126, 172, 175, 178, 224, 227, 230,276, 279, 282, 328, 331, 334, 380, 383, 386, 432, 435, 438, 484, 487,490, 536, 539, 542, 562, 565, 568, 588, 591, 594, 640, 643, and 646;wherein the antibody specifically binds CD32b.

The present invention also provides an isolated monoclonal antibody orantigen binding region thereof comprising a heavy chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 10,62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, and 634; anda light chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence selectedfrom any of SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335, 387, 439, 491,543, 569, 595, and 647.

The present invention also provides an isolated monoclonal antibody orantigen binding region thereof comprising a heavy chain comprising anamino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64, 90,116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 402, 428, 454,480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, and 662; and a light chain comprisingan amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 25, 51, 77, 103,129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389, 415, 441, 467,493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675.

In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is anantibody that is described in Table 1. In one embodiment, an antibodythat specifically binds to CD32b is NOV0281. In one embodiment, anantibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV0281_N297A. In oneembodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV0308. Inone embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b isNOV0308_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds toCD32b is NOV0563. In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically bindsto CD32b is NOV0563_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody thatspecifically binds to CD32b is NOV1216. In one embodiment, an antibodythat specifically binds to CD32b is NOV1216_N297A. In one embodiment, anantibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV1218. In one embodiment,an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV1218_N297A. In oneembodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV1219. Inone embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b isNOV1219_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds toCD32b is NOV2106. In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically bindsto CD32b is NOV02106_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody thatspecifically binds to CD32b is NOV2107. In one embodiment, an antibodythat specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2107_N297A. In one embodiment, anantibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2108. In one embodiment,an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2108_N297A. In oneembodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2109 Inone embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b isNOV2109_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody that specifically binds toCD32b is NOV2110_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody that specificallybinds to CD32b is NOV2111_N297A. In one embodiment, an antibody thatspecifically binds to CD32b is NOV2112. In one embodiment, an antibodythat specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2112_N297A. In one embodiment, anantibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2113. In one embodiment,an antibody that specifically binds to CD32b is NOV2113_N297A.

In some embodiments of the CD32b-binding antibodies, or antigen bindingfragments thereof disclosed herein, the antibodies comprise a wild type(WT) Fc sequence. In some embodiments, the antibodies are afucosylated.In other embodiments, the antibodies comprise a modified Fc regioncomprising mutations which enhance ADCC (eADCC) activity of theantibodies. In yet other embodiments, the antibodies comprise a modifiedFc region comprising mutations which silence the ADCC activity of the Fcregion (Fc silent mutants).

In one embodiment, the CD32b-binding antibody is afucosylated NOV2108,comprising a WT Fc. In a specific embodiment, the CD32b-binding antibodycomprises an HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NOs: 417, 418, and 419, respectively, and a LCDR1, LCDR2, andLCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 430, 431, and432 respectively, and wherein the antibody is afucosylated. In anotherspecific embodiment, the CD32b-binding antibody comprises a VHcomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:426 and a VL comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:439, and wherein the antibody isafucosylated. In yet another embodiment, the CD32b-binding antibodycomprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:428 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 441, wherein the antibody is afucosylated.

As used herein, a human antibody comprises heavy or light chain variableregions or full length heavy or light chains that are “the product of”or “derived from” a particular germline sequence if the variable regionsor full length chains of the antibody are obtained from a system thatuses human germline immunoglobulin genes. Such systems includeimmunizing a transgenic mouse carrying human immunoglobulin genes withthe antigen of interest or screening a human immunoglobulin gene librarydisplayed on phage with the antigen of interest. A human antibody thatis “the product of” or “derived from” a human germline immunoglobulinsequence can be identified as such by comparing the amino acid sequenceof the human antibody to the amino acid sequences of human germlineimmunoglobulins and selecting the human germline immunoglobulin sequencethat is closest in sequence (i.e., greatest % identity) to the sequenceof the human antibody. A human antibody that is “the product of” or“derived from” a particular human germline immunoglobulin sequence maycontain amino acid differences as compared to the germline sequence, dueto, for example, naturally occurring somatic mutations or intentionalintroduction of site-directed mutations. However, in the VH or VLframework regions, a selected human antibody typically is at least 90%identical in amino acids sequence to an amino acid sequence encoded by ahuman germline immunoglobulin gene and contains amino acid residues thatidentify the human antibody as being human when compared to the germlineimmunoglobulin amino acid sequences of other species (e.g., murinegermline sequences). In certain cases, a human antibody may be at least60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, or at least 95%, or even at least 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% identical in amino acid sequence to the amino acid sequence encodedby the germline immunoglobulin gene. Typically, a recombinant humanantibody will display no more than 10 amino acid differences from theamino acid sequence encoded by the human germline immunoglobulin gene inthe VH or VL framework regions. In certain cases, the human antibody maydisplay no more than 5, or even no more than 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino aciddifference from the amino acid sequence encoded by the germlineimmunoglobulin gene.

Homologous Antibodies

In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides an antibody oran antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising amino acid sequences thatare homologous to the sequences described in Table 1, and said antibodybinds to CD32b, and retains the desired functional properties of thoseantibodies described in Table 1.

For example, the invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody (ora functional antigen-binding fragment thereof) comprising a heavy chainvariable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavychain variable region comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least80%, at least 90%, or at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218,270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, and 634; the light chainvariable region comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80%,at least 90%, or at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231,283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, and 647; wherein the antibodyspecifically binds to human CD32b protein.

In one embodiment, the VH and/or VL amino acid sequences may be 50%,60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequencesset forth in Table 1. In one embodiment, the VH and/or VL amino acidsequences may be identical except an amino acid substitution in no morethan 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 amino acid positions. An antibody having VH and VLregions having high (i.e., 80% or greater) identity to the VH and VLregions of those described in Table 1 can be obtained by mutagenesis(e.g., site-directed or PCR-mediated mutagenesis) of nucleic acidmolecules encoding SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374,426, 478, 530, 556, 582, or 634; and 23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335,387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, or 647 respectively, followed by testingof the encoded altered antibody for retained function using thefunctional assays described herein.

In one embodiment, the full length heavy chain and/or full length lightchain amino acid sequences may be 50% 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98% or 99% identical to the sequences set forth in Table 1. An antibodyhaving a full length heavy chain and full length light chain having high(i.e., 80% or greater) identity to the full length heavy chains of anyof SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64, 90, 116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298,324, 350, 376, 402, 428, 454, 480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, and662; and full length light chains of any of SEQ ID NOs: 25, 51, 77, 103,129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389, 415, 441, 467,493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675, respectively, can beobtained by mutagenesis (e.g., site-directed or PCR-mediatedmutagenesis) of nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptidesrespectively, followed by testing of the encoded altered antibody forretained function using the functional assays described herein.

In one embodiment, the full length heavy chain and/or full length lightchain nucleotide sequences may be 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%or 99% identical to the sequences set forth in Table 1.

In one embodiment, the variable regions of heavy chain and/or lightchain nucleotide sequences may be 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%or 99% identical to the sequences set forth in Table 1.

As used herein, the percent identity between the two sequences is afunction of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences(i.e., % identity equals number of identical positions/total number ofpositions×100), taking into account the number of gaps, and the lengthof each gap, which need to be introduced for optimal alignment of thetwo sequences. The comparison of sequences and determination of percentidentity between two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematicalalgorithm, as described in the non-limiting examples below.

Additionally or alternatively, the protein sequences of the presentinvention can further be used as a “query sequence” to perform a searchagainst public databases to, for example, identify related sequences.For example, such searches can be performed using the BLAST program(version 2.0) of Altschul, et al., 1990 J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-10.

Antibodies with Conservative Modifications

In one embodiment, an antibody of the invention has a heavy chainvariable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences and a lightchain variable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences, whereinone or more of these CDR sequences have specified amino acid sequencesbased on the antibodies described herein or conservative modificationsthereof, and wherein the antibodies retain the desired functionalproperties of the CD32b-binding antibodies and antigen-binding fragmentsthereof of the invention. Accordingly, the invention provides anisolated monoclonal antibody, or a functional antigen-binding fragmentthereof, consisting of a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1,CDR2, and CDR3 sequences and a light chain variable region comprisingCDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences, wherein: the heavy chain variable regionCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs:1, 4, 7, 53, 56, 59, 105, 108, 111, 157, 160, 163, 209, 212, 215, 261,264, 267, 313, 316, 319, 365, 368, 371, 417, 420, 423, 469, 472, 475,521, 524, 527, 547, 550, 553, 573, 576, 579, 625, 628, and 631, orconservative variants thereof; the heavy chain variable region CDR2comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 5,8, 54, 57, 60, 106, 109, 112, 158, 161, 164, 210, 213, 216, 262, 265,268, 314, 317, 320, 366, 369, 372, 418, 421; 424, 470, 473, 476, 522,525, 528, 548, 551, 554, 574, 577, 580, 626, 629, and 632, orconservative variants thereof; the heavy chain variable region CDR3comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 6,9, 55, 58, 61, 107, 110, 113, 159, 162, 165, 211, 214, 217, 263, 266,269, 315, 318, 321, 367, 370, 373, 419, 422, 425, 471, 474, 477, 523,526, 529, 549, 552, 555, 575, 578, 581, 627, 630, and 633, orconservative variants thereof; the light chain variable region CDR1comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 14,17, 20, 66, 69, 72, 118, 121, 124, 170, 173, 176, 222, 225, 228, 274,277, 280, 326, 329, 332, 378, 381, 384, 430, 433, 436, 482, 485, 488,534, 537, 540, 560, 563, 566, 586, 589, 592, 638, 641, 644, orconservative variants thereof; the light chain variable region CDR2comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 15,18, 21, 67, 70, 73, 119, 122, 125, 171, 174, 177, 223, 226, 229, 275,278, 281, 327, 330, 333, 379, 382, 385, 431, 434, 437, 483, 486, 489,535, 538, 541, 561, 564, 567, 587, 590, 593, 639, 642, and 645, orconservative variants thereof; and the light chain variable region CDR3comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 16,19, 22, 68, 71, 74, 120, 123, 126, 172, 175, 178, 224, 227, 230, 276,279, 282, 328, 331, 334, 380, 383, 386, 432, 435, 438, 484, 487, 490,536, 539, 542, 562, 565, 568, 588, 591, 594, 640, 643, and 646, orconservative variants thereof; wherein the antibody or theantigen-binding fragment thereof specifically binds to CD32b andmediates both macrophage and NK cell killing of antibody bound, CD32bpositive target cells.

In one embodiment, an antibody of the invention optimized for expressionin a mammalian cell has a heavy chain variable region and a light chainvariable region, wherein one or more of these sequences have specifiedamino acid sequences based on the antibodies described herein orconservative modifications thereof, and wherein the antibodies retainthe desired functional properties of the CD32b-binding antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention. Accordingly, theinvention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody optimized forexpression in a mammalian cell comprising a heavy chain variable regionand a light chain variable region wherein: the heavy chain variableregion comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs:10, 62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, and 6342,and conservative modifications thereof; and the light chain variableregion comprises an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs:23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, and 647,and conservative modifications thereof; wherein the antibodyspecifically binds to CD32b and mediates both macrophage and NK cellkilling of antibody bound, CD32b positive target cells.

In one embodiment, an antibody of the invention optimized for expressionin a mammalian cell has a full length heavy chain sequence and a fulllength light chain sequence, wherein one or more of these sequences havespecified amino acid sequences based on the antibodies described hereinor conservative modifications thereof, and wherein the antibodies retainthe desired functional properties of the CD32b-binding antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention. Accordingly, theinvention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody optimized forexpression in a mammalian cell comprising a full length heavy chain anda full length light chain wherein: the full length heavy chain comprisesan amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64, 90,116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 402, 428, 454,480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, and 662, and conservativemodifications thereof; and the full length light chain comprises anamino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 25, 51, 77, 103,129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389, 415, 441, 467,493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675, and conservativemodifications thereof; wherein the antibody specifically binds to CD32band mediates both macrophage and NK cell killing of antibody bound,CD32b positive target cells.

Antibodies that Bind to the Same Epitope

The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the same epitopeas do the CD32b-binding antibodies listed in Table 1. Additionalantibodies can therefore be identified based on their ability tocross-compete (e.g., to competitively inhibit the binding of, in astatistically significant manner) with other antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention inCD32b bindingassays. The ability of a test antibody to inhibit the binding ofantibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the presentinvention to CD32b protein demonstrates that the test antibody cancompete with that antibody for binding to CD32b; such an antibody may,according to non-limiting theory, bind to the same or a related (e.g., astructurally similar or spatially proximal) epitope on CD32B as theantibody with which it competes. In a certain embodiment, the antibodythat binds to the same epitope on CD32B as the antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the present invention is a humanmonoclonal antibody. Such human monoclonal antibodies can be preparedand isolated as described herein.

Once a desired epitope on an antigen is determined, it is possible togenerate antibodies to that epitope, e.g., using the techniquesdescribed in the present invention. Alternatively, during the discoveryprocess, the generation and characterization of antibodies may elucidateinformation about desirable epitopes. From this information, it is thenpossible to competitively screen antibodies for binding to the sameepitope. An approach to achieve this is to conduct cross-competitionstudies to find antibodies that competitively bind with one another,e.g., the antibodies compete for binding to the antigen. A highthroughput process for “binning” antibodies based upon theircross-competition is described in International Patent Application No.WO 2003/48731. As will be appreciated by one of skill in the art,practically anything to which an antibody can specifically bind could bean epitope. An epitope can comprises those residues to which theantibody binds.

Generally, antibodies specific for a particular target antigen willpreferentially recognize an epitope on the target antigen in a complexmixture of proteins and/or macromolecules.

Regions of a given polypeptide that include an epitope can be identifiedusing any number of epitope mapping techniques, well known in the art.See, e.g., Epitope Mapping Protocols in Methods in Molecular Biology,Vol. 66 (Glenn E. Morris, Ed., 1996) Humana Press, Totowa, N.J. Forexample, linear epitopes may be determined by e.g., concurrentlysynthesizing large numbers of peptides on solid supports, the peptidescorresponding to portions of the protein molecule, and reacting thepeptides with antibodies while the peptides are still attached to thesupports. Such techniques are known in the art and described in, e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,871; Geysen et al., (1984) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 8:3998-4002; Geysen et al., (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA82:78-182; Geysen et al., (1986) Mol. Immunol. 23:709-715 Similarly,conformational epitopes are readily identified by determining spatialconformation of amino acids CD32b such as by, e.g., hydrogen/deuteriumexchange, x-ray crystallography and two-dimensional nuclear magneticresonance. See, e.g., Epitope Mapping Protocols, supra. Antigenicregions of proteins can also be identified using standard antigenicityand hydropathy plots, such as those calculated using, e.g., the Omigaversion 1.0 software program available from the Oxford Molecular Group.This computer program employs the Hopp/Woods method, Hopp et al., (1981)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 78:3824-3828; for determining antigenicityprofiles, and the Kyte-Doolittle technique, Kyte et al., (1982) J. Mol.Biol. 157:105-132; for hydropathy plots.

Engineered and Modified Antibodies

An antibody of the invention further can be prepared using an antibodyhaving one or more of the VH and/or VL sequences shown herein asstarting material to engineer a modified antibody, which modifiedantibody may have altered properties from the starting antibody. Anantibody can be engineered by modifying one or more residues within oneor both variable regions (i.e., VH and/or VL), for example within one ormore CDR regions and/or within one or more framework regions.Additionally or alternatively, an antibody can be engineered bymodifying residues within the constant region (s), for example to alterthe effector function (s) of the antibody.

One type of variable region engineering that can be performed is CDRgrafting. Antibodies interact with target antigens predominantly throughamino acid residues that are located in the six heavy and light chaincomplementarity determining regions (CDRs). For this reason, the aminoacid sequences within CDRs are more diverse between individualantibodies than sequences outside of CDRs. Because CDR sequences areresponsible for most antibody-antigen interactions, it is possible toexpress recombinant antibodies that mimic the properties of specificnaturally occurring antibodies by constructing expression vectors thatinclude CDR sequences from the specific naturally occurring antibodygrafted onto framework sequences from a different antibody withdifferent properties (see, e.g., Riechmann, L et al., 1998 Nature332:323-327; Jones, P. et al., 1986 Nature 321:522-525; Queen, C. etal., 1989 Proc. Natl. Acad., U.S.A. 86:10029-10033; U.S. Pat. No.5,225,539 to Winter, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762and 6,180,370 to Queen et al.)

Such framework sequences can be obtained from public DNA databases orpublished references that include germine antibody gene sequences orrearranged antibody sequences. For example, germine DNA sequences forhuman heavy and light chain variable region genes can be found in the“VBase” human germline sequence database (available on the Internet atwww.mrc-cpe.cam.ac.uk/vbase), as well as in Kabat, E. A., et al., 1991Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, Fifth Edition, U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Publication No. 91-3242;Tomlinson, I. M., et al., 1992 J. fol. Biol. 227:776-798; and Cox, J. P.L. et al., 1994 Eur. J Immunol. 24:827-836; the contents of each ofwhich are expressly incorporated herein by reference. For example,germline DNA sequences for human heavy and light chain variable regiongenes and rearranged antibody sequences can be found in “IMGT” database(available on the Internet at www.imgt.org; see Lefranc, M. P. et al.,1999 Nucleic Acids Res. 27:209-212; the contents of each of which areexpressly incorporated herein by reference.)

An example of framework sequences for use in the antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention are those that arestructurally similar to the framework sequences used by selectedantibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention, e.g.,consensus sequences and/or framework sequences used by monoclonalantibodies of the invention. The VH CDR1, 2 and 3 sequences, and the VLCDR1, 2 and 3 sequences, can be grafted onto framework regions that havethe identical sequence as that found in the germline immunoglobulin genefrom which the framework sequence derive, or the CDR sequences can begrafted onto framework regions that contain one or more mutations ascompared to the germline sequences. For example, it has been found thatin certain instances it is beneficial to mutate residues within theframework regions to maintain or enhance the antigen binding ability ofthe antibody (see e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762and 6,180,370 to Queen et al).

Another type of variable region modification is to mutate amino acidresidues within the VH and/or VL CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 regions tothereby improve one or more binding properties (e.g., affinity) of theantibody of interest, known as “affinity maturation.” Site-directedmutagenesis or PCR-mediated mutagenesis can be performed to introducethe mutation (s) and the effect on antibody binding, or other functionalproperty of interest, can be evaluated in in vitro or in vivo assays asdescribed herein and provided in the Examples. Conservativemodifications (as discussed above) can be introduced. The mutations maybe amino acid substitutions, additions or deletions. Moreover, typicallyno more than one, two, three, four or five residues within a CDR regionare altered.

Grafting Antigen-Binding Domains into Alternative Frameworks orScaffolds

A wide variety of antibody/immunoglobulin frameworks or scaffolds can beemployed so long as the resulting polypeptide includes at least onebinding region which specifically binds to CD32b. Such frameworks orscaffolds include the 5 main idiotypes of human immunoglobulins,antigen-binding fragments thereof, and include immunoglobulins of otheranimal species, preferably having humanized aspects. Single heavy-chainantibodies such as those identified in camelids are of particularinterest in this regard. Novel frameworks, scaffolds and fragmentscontinue to be discovered and developed by those skilled in the art.

In one aspect, the invention pertains to a method of generatingnon-immunoglobulin based antibodies using non-immunoglobulin scaffoldsonto which CDRs of the invention can be grafted. Known or futurenon-immunoglobulin frameworks and scaffolds may be employed, as long asthey comprise a binding region specific for the target CD32b protein.Known non-immunoglobulin frameworks or scaffolds include, but are notlimited to, fibronectin (Compound Therapeutics, Inc., Waltham, Mass.),ankyrin (Molecular Partners AG, Zurich, Switzerland), domain antibodies(Domantis, Ltd., Cambridge, Mass., and Ablynx nv, Zwijnaarde, Belgium),lipocalin (Pieris Proteolab AG, Freising, Germany), small modularimmuno-pharmaceuticals (Trubion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Seattle, Wash.),maxybodies (Avidia, Inc., Mountain View, Calif.), Protein A (AffibodyAG, Sweden), and affilin (gamma-crystallin or ubiquitin) (SciI ProteinsGmbH, Halle, Germany).

The fibronectin scaffolds are based on fibronectin type III domain(e.g., the tenth module of the fibronectin type III (10 Fn3 domain)).The fibronectin type III domain has 7 or 8 beta strands which aredistributed between two beta sheets, which themselves pack against eachother to form the core of the protein, and further containing loops(analogous to CDRs) which connect the beta strands to each other and aresolvent exposed. There are at least three such loops at each edge of thebeta sheet sandwich, where the edge is the boundary of the proteinperpendicular to the direction of the beta strands (see U.S. Pat. No.6,818,418). These fibronectin-based scaffolds are not an immunoglobulin,although the overall fold is closely related to that of the smallestfunctional antibody fragment, the variable region of the heavy chain,which comprises the entire antigen recognition unit in camel and llamaIgG. Because of this structure, the non-immunoglobulin antibody mimicsantigen binding properties that are similar in nature and affinity forthose of antibodies. These scaffolds can be used in a loop randomizationand shuffling strategy in vitro that is similar to the process ofaffinity maturation of antibodies in vivo. These fibronectin-basedmolecules can be used as scaffolds where the loop regions of themolecule can be replaced with CDRs of the invention using standardcloning techniques.

The ankyrin technology is based on using proteins with ankyrin derivedrepeat modules as scaffolds for bearing variable regions which can beused for binding to different targets. The ankyrin repeat module is a 33amino acid polypeptide consisting of two anti-parallel alpha-helices anda beta-turn. Binding of the variable regions is mostly optimized byusing ribosome display.

Avimers are derived from natural A-domain containing protein such asLRP-1. These domains are used by nature for protein-protein interactionsand in human over 250 proteins are structurally based on A-domains.Avimers consist of a number of different “A-domain” monomers (2-10)linked via amino acid linkers. Avimers can be created that can bind tothe target antigen using the methodology described in, for example, U.S.Patent Application Publication Nos. 20040175756; 20050053973;20050048512; and 20060008844.

Affibody affinity ligands are small, simple proteins composed of athree-helix bundle based on the scaffold of one of the IgG-bindingdomains of Protein A. Protein A is a surface protein from the bacteriumStaphylococcus aureus. This scaffold domain consists of 58 amino acids,13 of which are randomized to generate affibody libraries with a largenumber of ligand variants (See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,831,012). Affibodymolecules mimic antibodies, they have a molecular weight of 6 kDa,compared to the molecular weight of antibodies, which is 150 kDa. Inspite of its small size, the binding site of affibody molecules issimilar to that of an antibody.

Anticalins are products developed by the company Pieris ProteoLab AG.They are derived from lipocalins, a widespread group of small and robustproteins that are usually involved in the physiological transport orstorage of chemically sensitive or insoluble compounds. Several naturallipocalins occur in human tissues or body liquids. The proteinarchitecture is reminiscent of immunoglobulins, with hypervariable loopson top of a rigid framework. However, in contrast with antibodies ortheir recombinant fragments, lipocalins are composed of a singlepolypeptide chain with 160 to 180 amino acid residues, being justmarginally bigger than a single immunoglobulin domain. The set of fourloops, which makes up the binding pocket, shows pronounced structuralplasticity and tolerates a variety of side chains. The binding site canthus be reshaped in a proprietary process in order to recognizeprescribed target molecules of different shape with high affinity andspecificity. One protein of lipocalin family, the bilin-binding protein(BBP) of Pieris Brassicae has been used to develop anticalins bymutagenizing the set of four loops. One example of a patent applicationdescribing anticalins is in PCT Publication No. WO 199916873.

Affilin molecules are small non-immunoglobulin proteins which aredesigned for specific affinities towards proteins and small molecules.New affilin molecules can be very quickly selected from two libraries,each of which is based on a different human derived scaffold protein.Affilin molecules do not show any structural homology to immunoglobulinproteins. Currently, two affilin scaffolds are employed, one of which isgamma crystalline, a human structural eye lens protein and the other is“ubiquitin” superfamily proteins. Both human scaffolds are very small,show high temperature stability and are almost resistant to pH changesand denaturing agents. This high stability is mainly due to the expandedbeta sheet structure of the proteins. Examples of gamma crystallinederived proteins are described in WO200104144 and examples of“ubiquitin-like” proteins are described in WO2004106368.

Protein epitope mimetics (PEM) are medium-sized, cyclic, peptide-likemolecules (MW 1-2 kDa) mimicking beta-hairpin secondary structures ofproteins, the major secondary structure involved in protein-proteininteractions.

The human CD32B-binding antibodies can be generated using methods thatare known in the art. For example, the humaneering technology used forconverting non-human antibodies into engineered human antibodies. U.S.Patent Publication No. 20050008625 describes an in vivo method forreplacing a nonhuman antibody variable region with a human variableregion in an antibody while maintaining the same or providing betterbinding characteristics relative to that of the nonhuman antibody. Themethod relies on epitope guided replacement of variable regions of anon-human reference antibody with a fully human antibody. The resultinghuman antibody is generally unrelated structurally to the referencenonhuman antibody, but binds to the same epitope on the same antigen asthe reference antibody. Briefly, the serial epitope-guidedcomplementarity replacement approach is enabled by setting up acompetition in cells between a “competitor” and a library of diversehybrids of the reference antibody (“test antibodies”) for binding tolimiting amounts of antigen in the presence of a reporter system whichresponds to the binding of test antibody to antigen. The competitor canbe the reference antibody or derivative thereof such as a single-chainFv fragment. The competitor can also be a natural or artificial ligandof the antigen which binds to the same epitope as the referenceantibody. The only requirements of the competitor are that it binds tothe same epitope as the reference antibody, and that it competes withthe reference antibody for antigen binding. The test antibodies have oneantigen-binding V-region in common from the nonhuman reference antibody,and the other V-region selected at random from a diverse source such asa repertoire library of human antibodies. The common V-region from thereference antibody serves as a guide, positioning the test antibodies onthe same epitope on the antigen, and in the same orientation, so thatselection is biased toward the highest antigen-binding fidelity to thereference antibody.

Many types of reporter system can be used to detect desired interactionsbetween test antibodies and antigen. For example, complementing reporterfragments may be linked to antigen and test antibody, respectively, sothat reporter activation by fragment complementation only occurs whenthe test antibody binds to the antigen. When the test antibody- andantigen-reporter fragment fusions are co-expressed with a competitor,reporter activation becomes dependent on the ability of the testantibody to compete with the competitor, which is proportional to theaffinity of the test antibody for the antigen. Other reporter systemsthat can be used include the reactivator of an auto-inhibited reporterreactivation system (RAIR) as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser.No. 10/208,730 (Publication No. 20030198971), or competitive activationsystem disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/076,845(Publication No. 20030157579).

With the serial epitope-guided complementarity replacement system,selection is made to identify cells expresses a single test antibodyalong with the competitor, antigen, and reporter components. In thesecells, each test antibody competes one-on-one with the competitor forbinding to a limiting amount of antigen. Activity of the reporter isproportional to the amount of antigen bound to the test antibody, whichin turn is proportional to the affinity of the test antibody for theantigen and the stability of the test antibody. Test antibodies areinitially selected on the basis of their activity relative to that ofthe reference antibody when expressed as the test antibody. The resultof the first round of selection is a set of “hybrid” antibodies, each ofwhich is comprised of the same non-human V-region from the referenceantibody and a human V-region from the library, and each of which bindsto the same epitope on the antigen as the reference antibody. One ofmore of the hybrid antibodies selected in the first round will have anaffinity for the antigen comparable to or higher than that of thereference antibody.

In the second V-region replacement step, the human V-regions selected inthe first step are used as guide for the selection of human replacementsfor the remaining non-human reference antibody V-region with a diverselibrary of cognate human V-regions. The hybrid antibodies selected inthe first round may also be used as competitors for the second round ofselection. The result of the second round of selection is a set of fullyhuman antibodies which differ structurally from the reference antibody,but which compete with the reference antibody for binding to the sameantigen. Some of the selected human antibodies bind to the same epitopeon the same antigen as the reference antibody. Among these selectedhuman antibodies, one or more binds to the same epitope with an affinitywhich is comparable to or higher than that of the reference antibody.

In addition, human CD32b-binding antibodies can also be commerciallyobtained from companies which customarily produce human antibodies,e.g., KaloBios, Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.).

Camelid Antibodies

Antibody proteins obtained from members of the camel and dromedary(Camelus bactrianus and Calelus dromaderius) family including new worldmembers such as llama species (Lama paccos, Lama glama and Lama vicugna)have been characterized with respect to size, structural complexity andantigenicity for human subjects. Certain IgG antibodies from this familyof mammals as found in nature lack light chains, and are thusstructurally distinct from the typical four chain quaternary structurehaving two heavy and two light chains, for antibodies from other animalsSee PCT/EP93/02214 (WO 94/04678 published 3 Mar. 1994).

A region of the camelid antibody which is the small single variabledomain identified as VHH can be obtained by genetic engineering to yielda small protein having high affinity for a target, resulting in a lowmolecular weight antibody-derived protein known as a “camelid nanobody”.See U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,808 issued Jun. 2, 1998; see also Stijlemans, B.et al., 2004 J Biol Chem 279: 1256-1261; Dumoulin, M. et al., 2003Nature 424: 783-788; Pleschberger, M. et al. 2003 Bioconjugate Chem 14:440-448; Cortez-Retamozo, V. et al. 2002 Int J Cancer 89: 456-62; andLauwereys, M. et al. 1998 EMBO J 17: 3512-3520. Engineered libraries ofcamelid antibodies and antibody fragments are commercially available,for example, from Ablynx, Ghent, Belgium. As with other antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of non-human origin, an amino acidsequence of a camelid antibody can be altered recombinantly to obtain asequence that more closely resembles a human sequence, i.e., thenanobody can be “humanized”. Thus the natural low antigenicity ofcamelid antibodies to humans can be further reduced.

The camelid nanobody has a molecular weight approximately one-tenth thatof a human IgG molecule, and the protein has a physical diameter of onlya few nanometers. One consequence of the small size is the ability ofcamelid nanobodies to bind to antigenic sites that are functionallyinvisible to larger antibody proteins, i.e., camelid nanobodies areuseful as reagents detect antigens that are otherwise cryptic usingclassical immunological techniques, and as possible therapeutic agents.Thus yet another consequence of small size is that a camelid nanobodycan inhibit as a result of binding to a specific site in a groove ornarrow cleft of a target protein, and hence can serve in a capacity thatmore closely resembles the function of a classical low molecular weightdrug than that of a classical antibody.

The low molecular weight and compact size further result in camelidnanobodies being extremely thermostable, stable to extreme pH and toproteolytic digestion, and poorly antigenic. Another consequence is thatcamelid nanobodies readily move from the circulatory system intotissues, and even cross the blood-brain barrier and can treat disordersthat affect nervous tissue. Nanobodies can further facilitated drugtransport across the blood brain barrier. See U.S. patent application20040161738 published Aug. 19, 2004. These features combined with thelow antigenicity to humans indicate great therapeutic potential.Further, these molecules can be fully expressed in prokaryotic cellssuch as E. coli and are expressed as fusion proteins with bacteriophageand are functional.

Accordingly, a feature of the present invention is a camelid antibody ornanobody having high affinity for CD32b. In one embodiment herein, thecamelid antibody or nanobody is naturally produced in the camelidanimal, i.e., is produced by the camelid following immunization withCD32b or a peptide fragment thereof, using techniques described hereinfor other antibodies. Alternatively, the CD32b-binding camelid nanobodyis engineered, i.e., produced by selection for example from a library ofphage displaying appropriately mutagenized camelid nanobody proteinsusing panning procedures with CD32b as a target as described in theexamples herein. Engineered nanobodies can further be customized bygenetic engineering to have a half life in a recipient subject of from45 minutes to two weeks. In a specific embodiment, the camelid antibodyor nanobody is obtained by grafting the CDRs sequences of the heavy orlight chain of the human antibodies of the invention into nanobody orsingle domain antibody framework sequences, as described for example inPCT/EP93/02214.

Bispecific Molecules and Multivalent Antibodies

In another aspect, the present invention features bispecific ormultispecific molecules comprising a CD32b-binding antibody, or afragment thereof, of the invention. An antibody of the invention, orantigen-binding regions thereof, can be derivatized or linked to anotherfunctional molecule, e.g., another peptide or protein (e.g., anotherantibody or ligand for a receptor) to generate a bispecific moleculethat binds to at least two different binding sites or target molecules.The antibody of the invention may in fact be derivatized or linked tomore than one other functional molecule to generate multi-specificmolecules that bind to more than two different binding sites and/ortarget molecules; such multi-specific molecules are also intended to beencompassed by the term “bispecific molecule” as used herein. To createa bispecific molecule of the invention, an antibody of the invention canbe functionally linked (e.g., by chemical coupling, genetic fusion,noncovalent association or otherwise) to one or more other bindingmolecules, such as another antibody, antibody fragment, peptide orbinding mimetic, such that a bispecific molecule results.

Accordingly, the present invention includes bispecific moleculescomprising at least one first binding specificity for CD32b and a secondbinding specificity for a second target epitope. For example, the secondtarget epitope is another epitope of CD32b different from the firsttarget epitope.

Additionally, for the invention in which the bispecific molecule ismulti-specific, the molecule can further include a third bindingspecificity, in addition to the first and second target epitope.

In one embodiment, the bispecific molecules of the invention comprise asa binding specificity at least one antibody, or an antibody fragmentthereof, including, e.g., an Fab, Fab′, F (ab′)2, Fv, or a single chainFv. The antibody may also be a light chain or heavy chain dimer, or anyminimal fragment thereof such as a Fv or a single chain construct asdescribed in Ladner et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778.

Diabodies are bivalent, bispecific molecules in which VH and VL domainsare expressed on a single polypeptide chain, connected by a linker thatis too short to allow for pairing between the two domains on the samechain. The VH and VL domains pair with complementary domains of anotherchain, thereby creating two antigen binding sites (see e.g., Holliger etal., 1993 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448; Poijak et al., 1994Structure 2:1121-1123). Diabodies can be produced by expressing twopolypeptide chains with either the structure VHA-VLB and VHB-VLA (VH-VLconfiguration), or VLA-VHB and VLB-VHA (VL-VH configuration) within thesame cell. Most of them can be expressed in soluble form in bacteria.Single chain diabodies (scDb) are produced by connecting the twodiabody-forming polypeptide chains with linker of approximately 15 aminoacid residues (see Holliger and Winter, 1997 Cancer Immunol.Immunother., 45 (3-4):128-30; Wu et al., 1996 Immunotechnology, 2(1):21-36). scDb can be expressed in bacteria in soluble, activemonomeric form (see Holliger and Winter, 1997 Cancer Immunol.Immunother., 45 (34): 128-30; Wu et al., 1996 Immunotechnology, 2(1):21-36; Pluckthun and Pack, 1997 Immunotechnology, 3 (2): 83-105;Ridgway et al., 1996 Protein Eng., 9 (7):617-21). A diabody can be fusedto Fc to generate a “di-diabody” (see Lu et al., 2004 J. Biol. Chem.,279 (4):2856-65).

Other antibodies which can be employed in the bispecific molecules ofthe invention are murine, chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies.

The bispecific molecules of the present invention can be prepared byconjugating the constituent binding specificities, using methods knownin the art. For example, each binding specificity of the bispecificmolecule can be generated separately and then conjugated to one another.When the binding specificities are proteins or peptides, a variety ofcoupling or cross-linking agents can be used for covalent conjugation.Examples of cross-linking agents include protein A, carbodiimide,N-succinimidyl-5-acetyl-thioacetate (SATA), 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), o-phenylenedimaleimide (oPDM),N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate (SPDP), andsulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohaxane-1-carboxylate(sulfo-SMCC) (see e.g., Karpovsky et al., 1984 J. Exp. Med. 160:1686;Liu, M A et al., 1985 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:8648). Other methodsinclude those described in Paulus, 1985 Behring Ins. Mitt. No. 78,118-132; Brennan et al., 1985 Science 229:81-83), and Glennie et al.,1987 J. Immunol. 139: 2367-2375). Conjugating agents are SATA andsulfo-SMCC, both available from Pierce Chemical Co. (Rockford, Ill.).

When the binding specificities are antibodies, they can be conjugated bysulfhydryl bonding of the C-terminus hinge regions of the two heavychains. In a particularly embodiment, the hinge region is modified tocontain an odd number of sulfhydryl residues, for example one, prior toconjugation.

Alternatively, both binding specificities can be encoded in the samevector and expressed and assembled in the same host cell. This method isparticularly useful where the bispecific molecule is a mAb×mAb, mAb×Fab,Fab×F (ab′)2 or ligand×Fab fusion protein. A bispecific molecule of theinvention can be a single chain molecule comprising one single chainantibody and a binding determinant, or a single chain bispecificmolecule comprising two binding determinants Bispecific molecules maycomprise at least two single chain molecules. Methods for preparingbispecific molecules are described for example in U.S. Pat. No.5,260,203; U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,030; U.S. Pat. No. 4,881,175; U.S. Pat.No. 5,132,405; U.S. Pat. No. 5,091,513; U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,786; U.S.Pat. No. 5,013,653; U.S. Pat. No. 5,258,498; and U.S. Pat. No.5,482,858.

Binding of the bispecific molecules to their specific targets can beconfirmed by, for example, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),radioimmunoassay (REA), FACS analysis, bioassay (e.g., growthinhibition), or Western Blot assay. Each of these assays generallydetects the presence of protein-antibody complexes of particularinterest by employing a labeled reagent (e.g., an antibody) specific forthe complex of interest.

In another aspect, the present invention provides multivalent compoundscomprising at least two identical or different antigen-binding portionsof the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the inventionbinding to CD32b. The antigen-binding portions can be linked togethervia protein fusion or covalent or non-covalent linkage. Alternatively,methods of linkage has been described for the bispecific molecules.Tetravalent compounds can be obtained for example by cross-linkingantibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention withan antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds to the constantregions of the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention, for example the Fc or hinge region.

Trimerizing domain are described for example in Borean patent EP 1 012280B1. Pentamerizing modules are described for example inPCT/EP97/05897.

Antibodies with Extended Half Life

The present invention provides for antibodies that specifically bind toCD32b which have an extended half-life in vivo.

Many factors may affect a protein's half life in vivo. For examples,kidney filtration, metabolism in the liver, degradation by proteolyticenzymes (proteases), and immunogenic responses (e.g., proteinneutralization by antibodies and uptake by macrophages and dentriticcells). A variety of strategies can be used to extend the half life ofthe antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the presentinvention. For example, by chemical linkage to polyethyleneglycol (PEG),reCODE PEG, antibody scaffold, polysialic acid (PSA), hydroxyethylstarch (HES), albumin-binding ligands, and carbohydrate shields; bygenetic fusion to proteins binding to serum proteins, such as albumin,IgG, FcRn, and transferring; by coupling (genetically or chemically) toother binding moieties that bind to serum proteins, such as nanobodies,Fabs, DARPins, avimers, affibodies, and anticalins; by genetic fusion torPEG, albumin, domain of albumin, albumin-binding proteins, and Fc; orby incorporation into nancarriers, slow release formulations, or medicaldevices.

To prolong the serum circulation of antibodies in vivo, inert polymermolecules such as high molecular weight PEG can be attached to theantibodies or a fragment thereof with or without a multifunctionallinker either through site-specific conjugation of the PEG to the N- orC-terminus of the antibodies or via epsilon-amino groups present onlysine residues. To pegylate an antibody, the antibody, antigen-bindingfragment thereof, typically is reacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG),such as a reactive ester or aldehyde derivative of PEG, under conditionsin which one or more PEG groups become attached to the antibody orantibody fragment. The pegylation can be carried out by an acylationreaction or an alkylation reaction with a reactive PEG molecule (or ananalogous reactive water-soluble polymer). As used herein, the term“polyethylene glycol” is intended to encompass any of the forms of PEGthat have been used to derivatize other proteins, such as mono(C1-C10)alkoxy- or aryloxy-polyethylene glycol or polyethyleneglycol-maleimide. In one embodiment, the antibody to be pegylated is anaglycosylated antibody. Linear or branched polymer derivatization thatresults in minimal loss of biological activity will be used. The degreeof conjugation can be closely monitored by SD S-PAGE and massspectrometry to ensure proper conjugation of PEG molecules to theantibodies. Unreacted PEG can be separated from antibody-PEG conjugatesby size-exclusion or by ion-exchange chromatography. PEG-derivatizedantibodies can be tested for binding activity as well as for in vivoefficacy using methods well-known to those of skill in the art, forexample, by immunoassays described herein. Methods for pegylatingproteins are known in the art and can be applied to the antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention. See for example, EP0 154 316 by Nishimura et al. and EP 0 401 384 by Ishikawa et al.

Other modified pegylation technologies include reconstituting chemicallyorthogonal directed engineering technology (ReCODE PEG), whichincorporates chemically specified side chains into biosynthetic proteinsvia a reconstituted system that includes tRNA synthetase and tRNA. Thistechnology enables incorporation of more than 30 new amino acids intobiosynthetic proteins in E. coli, yeast, and mammalian cells. The tRNAincorporates a normative amino acid any place an amber codon ispositioned, converting the amber from a stop codon to one that signalsincorporation of the chemically specified amino acid.

Recombinant pegylation technology (rPEG) can also be used for serumhalflife extension. This technology involves genetically fusing a300-600 amino acid unstructured protein tail to an existingpharmaceutical protein. Because the apparent molecular weight of such anunstructured protein chain is about 15-fold larger than its actualmolecular weight, the serum halflife of the protein is greatlyincreased. In contrast to traditional PEGylation, which requireschemical conjugation and repurification, the manufacturing process isgreatly simplified and the product is homogeneous.

Polysialylation is another technology, which uses the natural polymerpolysialic acid (PSA) to prolong the active life and improve thestability of therapeutic peptides and proteins. PSA is a polymer ofsialic acid (a sugar). When used for protein and therapeutic peptidedrug delivery, polysialic acid provides a protective microenvironment onconjugation. This increases the active life of the therapeutic proteinin the circulation and prevents it from being recognized by the immunesystem. The PSA polymer is naturally found in the human body. It wasadopted by certain bacteria which evolved over millions of years to coattheir walls with it. These naturally polysialylated bacteria were thenable, by virtue of molecular mimicry, to foil the body's defense system.PSA, nature's ultimate stealth technology, can be easily produced fromsuch bacteria in large quantities and with predetermined physicalcharacteristics. Bacterial PSA is completely non-immunogenic, even whencoupled to proteins, as it is chemically identical to PSA in the humanbody.

Another technology include the use of hydroxyethyl starch (“HES”)derivatives linked to antibodies. HES is a modified natural polymerderived from waxy maize starch and can be metabolized by the body'senzymes. HES solutions are usually administered to substitute deficientblood volume and to improve the rheological properties of the blood.Hesylation of an antibody enables the prolongation of the circulationhalf-life by increasing the stability of the molecule, as well as byreducing renal clearance, resulting in an increased biological activity.By varying different parameters, such as the molecular weight of HES, awide range of HES antibody conjugates can be customized.

Antibodies having an increased half-life in vivo can also be generatedintroducing one or more amino acid modifications (i.e., substitutions,insertions or deletions) into an IgG constant domain, or FcRn bindingfragment thereof (preferably a Fc or hinge Fc domain fragment). See,e.g., International Publication No. WO 98/23289; InternationalPublication No. WO 97/34631; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,277,375.

Further, antibodies can be conjugated to albumin in order to make theantibody or antibody fragment more stable in vivo or have a longer halflife in vivo. The techniques are well-known in the art, see, e.g.,International Publication Nos. WO 93/15199, WO 93/15200, and WO01/77137; and European Patent No. EP 413,622.

The strategies for increasing half life is especially useful innanobodies, fibronectin-based binders, and other antibodies or proteinsfor which increased in vivo half life is desired.

Antibody Conjugates

The present invention provides antibodies or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof that specifically bind to CD32b recombinantly fused orchemically conjugated (including both covalent and non-covalentconjugations) to a heterologous protein or polypeptide (orantigen-binding fragment thereof, preferably to a polypeptide of atleast 10, at least 20, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least60, at least 70, at least 80, at least 90 or at least 100 amino acids)to generate fusion proteins. In particular, the invention providesfusion proteins comprising an antigen-binding fragment of an antibodydescribed herein (e.g., a Fab fragment, Fd fragment, Fv fragment, F(ab)₂ fragment, a VH domain, a VH CDR, a VL domain or a VL CDR) and aheterologous protein, polypeptide, or peptide. Methods for fusing orconjugating proteins, polypeptides, or peptides to an antibody or anantibody fragment are known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.5,336,603, 5,622,929, 5,359,046, 5,349,053, 5,447,851, and 5,112,946;European Patent Nos. EP 307,434 and EP 367,166; InternationalPublication Nos. WO 96/04388 and WO 91/06570; Ashkenazi et al., 1991,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88: 10535-10539; Zheng et al., 1995, J.Immunol. 154:5590-5600; and Vil et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA89:11337-11341.

Additional fusion proteins may be generated through the techniques ofgene-shuffling, motif-shuffling, exon-shuffling, and/or codon-shuffling(collectively referred to as “DNA shuffling”). DNA shuffling may beemployed to alter the activities of antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof of the invention (e.g., antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof with higher affinities and lower dissociation rates).See, generally, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,605,793, 5,811,238, 5,830,721,5,834,252, and 5,837,458; Patten et al., 1997, Curr. Opinion Biotechnol.8:724-33; Harayama, 1998, Trends Biotechnol. 16 (2):76-82; Hansson, etal., 1999, J. Mol. Biol. 287:265-76; and Lorenzo and Blasco, 1998,Biotechniques 24 (2):308-313 (each of these patents and publications arehereby incorporated by reference in its entirety). Antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof, or the encoded antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof, may be altered by being subjected torandom mutagenesis by error-prone PCR, random nucleotide insertion orother methods prior to recombination. A polynucleotide encoding anantibody antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds toCD32b may be recombined with one or more components, motifs, sections,parts, domains, fragments, etc. of one or more heterologous molecules.

Moreover, the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof can befused to marker sequences, such as a peptide to facilitate purification.In one embodiment, the marker amino acid sequence is a hexa-histidinepeptide (SEQ ID NO: 684), such as the tag provided in a pQE vector(QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311), amongothers, many of which are commercially available. As described in Gentzet al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:821-824, for instance,hexa-histidine (SEQ ID NO: 684) provides for convenient purification ofthe fusion protein. Other peptide tags useful for purification include,but are not limited to, the hemagglutinin (“HA”) tag, which correspondsto an epitope derived from the influenza hemagglutinin protein (Wilsonet al., 1984, Cell 37:767), and the “flag” tag.

In one embodiment, CD32b binding antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof of the present invention may be conjugated to adiagnostic or detectable agent. Such antibodies can be useful formonitoring or prognosing the onset, development, progression and/orseverity of a disease or disorder as part of a clinical testingprocedure, such as determining the efficacy of a particular therapy.Such diagnosis and detection can accomplished by coupling the antibodyto detectable substances including, but not limited to, various enzymes,such as, but not limited to, horseradish peroxidase, alkalinephosphatase, beta-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; prostheticgroups, such as, but not limited to, streptavidin/biotin andavidin/biotin; fluorescent materials, such as, but not limited to,umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocynate, rhodamine,dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin;luminescent materials, such as, but not limited to, luminol;bioluminescent materials, such as but not limited to, luciferase,luciferin, and aequorin; radioactive materials, such as, but not limitedto, iodine (131I, 125I, 123I, and 121I), carbon (14C), sulfur (35S),tritium (3H), indium (115In, 113In, 112In, and 111In), technetium(99Tc), thallium (201Ti), gallium (68Ga, 67Ga), palladium (103Pd),molybdenum (99Mo), xenon (133Xe), fluorine (18F), 153Sm, 177Lu, 159Gd,149 Pm, 140La, 175Yb, 166Ho, 90Y, 47Sc, 186Re, 188Re, 142Pr, 105Rh,97Ru, 68Ge, 57Co, 65Zn, 85Sr, 32P, 153Gd, 169Yb, 51Cr, 54Mn, 75Se,113Sn, and 117Tin; and positron emitting metals using various positronemission tomographies, and nonradioactive paramagnetic metal ions.

The present invention further encompasses uses of antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof conjugated to a therapeutic moiety. Anantibody antigen-binding fragment thereof may be conjugated to atherapeutic moiety such as a cytotoxin, e.g., a cytostatic or cytocidalagent, a therapeutic agent or a radioactive metal ion, e.g.,alpha-emitters. A cytotoxin or cytotoxic agent includes any agent thatis detrimental to cells.

Further, an antibody antigen-binding fragment thereof may be conjugatedto a therapeutic moiety or drug moiety that modifies a given biologicalresponse. Therapeutic moieties or drug moieties are not to be construedas limited to classical chemical therapeutic agents. For example, thedrug moiety may be a protein, peptide, or polypeptide possessing adesired biological activity. Such proteins may include, for example, atoxin such as abrin, ricin A, pseudomonas exotoxin, cholera toxin, ordiphtheria toxin; a protein such as tumor necrosis factor,alpha-interferon, beta-interferon, nerve growth factor, platelet derivedgrowth factor, tissue plasminogen activator, an apoptotic agent, ananti-angiogenic agent; or, a biological response modifier such as, forexample, a lymphokine.

Moreover, an antibody can be conjugated to therapeutic moieties such asa radioactive metal ion, such as alpha-emitters such as 213Bi ormacrocyclic chelators useful for conjugating radiometal ions, includingbut not limited to, 131In, 131LU, 131Y, 131Ho, 131Sm, to polypeptides.In one embodiment, the macrocyclic chelator is1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N′,N″,N″-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) whichcan be attached to the antibody via a linker molecule. Such linkermolecules are commonly known in the art and described in Denardo et al.,1998, Clin Cancer Res. 4 (10):2483-90; Peterson et al., 1999, Bioconjug.Chem. 10 (4):553-7; and Zimmerman et al., 1999, Nucl. Med. Biol. 26(8):943-50, each incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Techniques for conjugating therapeutic moieties to antibodies are wellknown, see, e.g., Amon et al., “Monoclonal Antibodies ForImmunotargeting Of Drugs In Cancer Therapy”, in Monoclonal AntibodiesAnd Cancer Therapy, Reisfeld et al. (eds.), pp. 243-56 (Alan R. Liss,Inc. 1985); Hellstrom et al., “Antibodies For Drug Delivery”, inControlled Drug Delivery (2nd Ed.), Robinson et al. (eds.), pp. 623-53(Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1987); Thorpe, “Antibody Carriers Of CytotoxicAgents In Cancer Therapy: A Review”, in Monoclonal Antibodies 84:Biological And Clinical Applications, Pinchera et al. (eds.), pp.475-506 (1985); “Analysis, Results, And Future Prospective Of TheTherapeutic Use Of Radiolabeled Antibody In Cancer Therapy”, inMonoclonal Antibodies For Cancer Detection And Therapy, Baldwin et al.(eds.), pp. 303-16 (Academic Press 1985), and Thorpe et al., 1982,Immunol. Rev. 62:119-58.

Antibodies may also be attached to solid supports, which areparticularly useful for immunoassays or purification of the targetantigen. Such solid supports include, but are not limited to, glass,cellulose, polyacrylamide, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride orpolypropylene.

Methods of Producing Antibodies of the Invention Nucleic Acids Encodingthe Antibodies

The invention provides substantially purified nucleic acid moleculeswhich encode polypeptides comprising segments or domains of theCD32b-binding antibody chains described above. Some of the nucleic acidsof the invention comprise the nucleotide sequence encoding the heavychain variable region shown in any of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218,270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, or 634, and/or the nucleotidesequence encoding the light chain variable region shown in any of SEQ IDNOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, or647. In a specific embodiment, the nucleic acid molecules are thoseidentified in Table 1. Some other nucleic acid molecules of theinvention comprise nucleotide sequences that are substantially identical(e.g., at least 65, 80%, 95%, or 99%) to the nucleotide sequences ofthose identified in Table 1. When expressed from appropriate expressionvectors, polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides are capable ofexhibiting CD32b antigen binding capacity.

Also provided in the invention are polynucleotides which encode at leastone CDR region and usually all three CDR regions from the heavy or lightchain of the CD32b-binding antibody set forth in Table 1. Some otherpolynucleotides encode all or substantially all of the variable regionsequence of the heavy chain and/or the light chain of the CD32b-bindingantibody set forth in Table 1. Because of the degeneracy of the code, avariety of nucleic acid sequences will encode each of the immunoglobulinamino acid sequences.

The nucleic acid molecules of the invention can encode both a variableregion and a constant region of the antibody. Some of the nucleic acidsequences of the invention comprise nucleotides encoding a mature heavychain variable region sequence that is identical or substantiallyidentical (e.g., at least 80%, 90%, or 99%) to the mature heavy chainvariable region sequence set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64, 90,116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 402, 428, 454,480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, or 662. Some of the nucleic acidsequences of the invention comprise nucleotide encoding a mature lightchain variable region sequence that is identical or substantiallyidentical (e.g., at least 80%, 90%, or 99%) to the mature light chainvariable region sequence set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs: 25, 51, 77,103, 129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389, 415, 441,467, 493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675.

The polynucleotide sequences can be produced by de novo solid-phase DNAsynthesis or by PCR mutagenesis of an existing sequence (e.g., sequencesas described in the Examples below) encoding a CD32b-binding antibody orits binding fragment. Direct chemical synthesis of nucleic acids can beaccomplished by methods known in the art, such as the phosphotriestermethod of Narang et al., 1979, Meth. Enzymol. 68:90; the phosphodiestermethod of Brown et al., Meth. Enzymol. 68:109, 1979; thediethylphosphoramidite method of Beaucage et al., Tetra. Lett., 22:1859,1981; and the solid support method of U.S. Pat. No. 4,458,066.Introducing mutations to a polynucleotide sequence by PCR can beperformed as described in, e.g., PCR Technology: Principles andApplications for DNA Amplification, H. A. Erlich (Ed.), Freeman Press,NY, N.Y., 1992; PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications,Innis et al. (Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1990; Mattila etal., Nucleic Acids Res. 19:967, 1991; and Eckert et al., PCR Methods andApplications 1:17, 1991.

Also provided in the invention are expression vectors and host cells forproducing the CD32b-binding antibodies described above. Variousexpression vectors can be employed to express the polynucleotidesencoding the CD32b-binding antibody chains or binding fragments. Bothviral-based and nonviral expression vectors can be used to produce theantibodies in a mammalian host cell. Nonviral vectors and systemsinclude plasmids, episomal vectors, typically with an expressioncassette for expressing a protein or RNA, and human artificialchromosomes (see, e.g., Harrington et al., Nat Genet. 15:345, 1997). Forexample, nonviral vectors useful for expression of the CD32b-bindingpolynucleotides and polypeptides in mammalian (e.g., human) cellsinclude pThioHis A, B & C, pcDNA3.1/His, pEBVHis A, B & C, (Invitrogen,San Diego, Calif.), MPSV vectors, and numerous other vectors known inthe art for expressing other proteins. Useful viral vectors includevectors based on retroviruses, adenoviruses, adenoassociated viruses,herpes viruses, vectors based on SV40, papilloma virus, HBP Epstein Barrvirus, vaccinia virus vectors and Semliki Forest virus (SFV). See, Brentet al., supra; Smith, Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 49:807, 1995; and Rosenfeldet al., Cell 68:143, 1992.

The choice of expression vector depends on the intended host cells inwhich the vector is to be expressed. Typically, the expression vectorscontain a promoter and other regulatory sequences (e.g., enhancers) thatare operably linked to the polynucleotides encoding a CD32b-bindingantibody chain antigen-binding fragment. In one embodiment, an induciblepromoter is employed to prevent expression of inserted sequences exceptunder inducing conditions. Inducible promoters include, e.g., arabinose,lacZ, metallothionein promoter or a heat shock promoter. Cultures oftransformed organisms can be expanded under noninducing conditionswithout biasing the population for coding sequences whose expressionproducts are better tolerated by the host cells. In addition topromoters, other regulatory elements may also be required or desired forefficient expression of a CD32b-binding antibody chain antigen-bindingfragment. These elements typically include an ATG initiation codon andadjacent ribosome binding site or other sequences. In addition, theefficiency of expression may be enhanced by the inclusion of enhancersappropriate to the cell system in use (see, e.g., Scharf et al., ResultsProbl. Cell Differ. 20:125, 1994; and Bittner et al., Meth. Enzymol.,153:516, 1987). For example, the SV40 enhancer or CMV enhancer may beused to increase expression in mammalian host cells.

The expression vectors may also provide a secretion signal sequenceposition to form a fusion protein with polypeptides encoded by insertedCD32b-binding antibody sequences. More often, the inserted CD32b-bindingantibody sequences are linked to a signal sequences before inclusion inthe vector. Vectors to be used to receive sequences encodingCD32b-binding antibody light and heavy chain variable domains sometimesalso encode constant regions or parts thereof. Such vectors allowexpression of the variable regions as fusion proteins with the constantregions thereby leading to production of intact antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof. Typically, such constant regions arehuman.

The host cells for harboring and expressing the CD32b-binding antibodychains can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. E. coli is oneprokaryotic host useful for cloning and expressing the polynucleotidesof the present invention. Other microbial hosts suitable for use includebacilli, such as Bacillus subtilis, and other enterobacteriaceae, suchas Salmonella, Serratia, and various Pseudomonas species. In theseprokaryotic hosts, one can also make expression vectors, which typicallycontain expression control sequences compatible with the host cell(e.g., an origin of replication). In addition, any number of a varietyof well-known promoters will be present, such as the lactose promotersystem, a tryptophan (trp) promoter system, a beta-lactamase promotersystem, or a promoter system from phage lambda. The promoters typicallycontrol expression, optionally with an operator sequence, and haveribosome binding site sequences and the like, for initiating andcompleting transcription and translation. Other microbes, such as yeast,can also be employed to express CD32b-binding polypeptides of theinvention. Insect cells in combination with baculovirus vectors can alsobe used.

In one embodiment, mammalian host cells are used to express and producethe CD32b-binding polypeptides of the present invention. For example,they can be either a hybridoma cell line expressing endogenousimmunoglobulin genes or a mammalian cell line harboring an exogenousexpression vector. These include any normal mortal or normal or abnormalimmortal animal or human cell. For example, a number of suitable hostcell lines capable of secreting intact immunoglobulins have beendeveloped including the CHO cell lines, various Cos cell lines, HeLacells, myeloma cell lines, transformed B-cells and hybridomas. The useof mammalian tissue cell culture to express polypeptides is discussedgenerally in, e.g., Winnacker, FROM GENES TO CLONES, VCH Publishers,N.Y., N.Y., 1987. Expression vectors for mammalian host cells caninclude expression control sequences, such as an origin of replication,a promoter, and an enhancer (see, e.g., Queen, et al., Immunol. Rev.89:49-68, 1986), and necessary processing information sites, such asribosome binding sites, RNA splice sites, polyadenylation sites, andtranscriptional terminator sequences. These expression vectors usuallycontain promoters derived from mammalian genes or from mammalianviruses. Suitable promoters may be constitutive, cell type-specific,stage-specific, and/or modulatable or regulatable. Useful promotersinclude, but are not limited to, the metallothionein promoter, theconstitutive adenovirus major late promoter, the dexamethasone-inducibleMMTV promoter, the SV40 promoter, the MRP poIIII promoter, theconstitutive MPSV promoter, the tetracycline-inducible CMV promoter(such as the human immediate-early CMV promoter), the constitutive CMVpromoter, and promoter-enhancer combinations known in the art.

Methods for introducing expression vectors containing the polynucleotidesequences of interest vary depending on the type of cellular host. Forexample, calcium chloride transfection is commonly utilized forprokaryotic cells, whereas calcium phosphate treatment orelectroporation may be used for other cellular hosts. (See generallySambrook, et al., supra). Other methods include, e.g., electroporation,calcium phosphate treatment, liposome-mediated transformation, injectionand microinjection, ballistic methods, virosomes, immunoliposomes,polycation:nucleic acid conjugates, naked DNA, artificial virions,fusion to the herpes virus structural protein VP22 (Elliot and O'Hare,Cell 88:223, 1997), agent-enhanced uptake of DNA, and ex vivotransduction. For long-term, high-yield production of recombinantproteins, stable expression will often be desired. For example, celllines which stably express CD32b-binding antibody chains or bindingfragments can be prepared using expression vectors of the inventionwhich contain viral origins of replication or endogenous expressionelements and a selectable marker gene. Following the introduction of thevector, cells may be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched mediabefore they are switched to selective media. The purpose of theselectable marker is to confer resistance to selection, and its presenceallows growth of cells which successfully express the introducedsequences in selective media. Resistant, stably transfected cells can beproliferated using tissue culture techniques appropriate to the celltype.

Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies of the Invention

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can be produced by a variety of techniques,including conventional monoclonal antibody methodology e.g., thestandard somatic cell hybridization technique of Kohler and Milstein,1975 Nature 256: 495. Many techniques for producing monoclonal antibodycan be employed e.g., viral or oncogenic transformation of Blymphocytes.

An animal system for preparing hybridomas is the murine system.Hybridoma production in the mouse is a well established procedureImmunization protocols and techniques for isolation of immunizedsplenocytes for fusion are known in the art. Fusion partners (e.g.,murine myeloma cells) and fusion procedures are also known.

In a certain embodiment, the antibodies of the invention are humanizedmonoclonal antibodies. Chimeric or humanized antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the present invention can beprepared based on the sequence of a murine monoclonal antibody preparedas described above. DNA encoding the heavy and light chainimmunoglobulins can be obtained from the murine hybridoma of interestand engineered to contain non-murine (e.g., human) immunoglobulinsequences using standard molecular biology techniques. For example, tocreate a chimeric antibody, the murine variable regions can be linked tohuman constant regions using methods known in the art (see e.g., U.S.Pat. No. 4,816,567 to Cabilly et al.). To create a humanized antibody,the murine CDR regions can be inserted into a human framework usingmethods known in the art. See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539 to Winter,and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762 and 6,180,370 toQueen et al.

In a certain embodiment, the antibodies of the invention are humanmonoclonal antibodies. Such human monoclonal antibodies directed againstCD32b can be generated using transgenic or transchromosomic micecarrying parts of the human immune system rather than the mouse system.These transgenic and transchromosomic mice include mice referred toherein as HuMAb mice and KM mice, respectively, and are collectivelyreferred to herein as “human Ig mice.”

The HuMAb Mouse® (Medarex, Inc.) contains human immunoglobulin geneminiloci that encode un-rearranged human heavy (mu and gamma) and kappalight chain immunoglobulin sequences, together with targeted mutationsthat inactivate the endogenous mu and kappa chain loci (see e.g.,Lonberg, et al., 1994 Nature 368 (6474): 856-859). Accordingly, the miceexhibit reduced expression of mouse IgM or K, and in response toimmunization, the introduced human heavy and light chain transgenesundergo class switching and somatic mutation to generate high affinityhuman IgG-kappa monoclonal (Lonberg, N. et al., 1994 supra; reviewed inLonberg, N., 1994 Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 113:49-101;Lonberg, N. and Huszar, D., 1995 Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13: 65-93, andHarding, F. and Lonberg, N., 1995 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 764:536-546). Thepreparation and use of HuMAb mice, and the genomic modifications carriedby such mice, is further described in Taylor, L. et al., 1992 NucleicAcids Research 20:6287-6295; Chen, J. et al., 1993 InternationalImmunology 5: 647-656; Tuaillon et al., 1993 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA94:3720-3724; Choi et al., 1993 Nature Genetics 4:117-123; Chen, J. etal., 1993 EMBO J. 12: 821-830; Tuaillon et al., 1994 J. Immunol.152:2912-2920; Taylor, L. et al., 1994 International Immunology 579-591;and Fishwild, D. et al., 1996 Nature Biotechnology 14: 845-851, thecontents of all of which are hereby specifically incorporated byreference in their entirety. See further, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,806;5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,789,650; 5,877,397; 5,661,016;5,814,318; 5,874,299; and 5,770,429; all to Lonberg and Kay; U.S. Pat.No. 5,545,807 to Surani et al.; PCT Publication Nos. WO 92103918, WO93/12227, WO 94/25585, WO 97113852, WO 98/24884 and WO 99/45962, all toLonberg and Kay; and PCT Publication No. WO 01/14424 to Korman et al.

In another embodiment, human antibodies of the invention can be raisedusing a mouse that carries human immunoglobulin sequences on transgenesand transchomosomes such as a mouse that carries a human heavy chaintransgene and a human light chain transchromosome. Such mice, referredto herein as “KM mice”, are described in detail in PCT Publication WO02/43478 to Ishida et al.

Still further, alternative transgenic animal systems expressing humanimmunoglobulin genes are available in the art and can be used to raiseCD32b-binding antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention. For example, an alternative transgenic system referred to asthe Xenomouse (Abgenix, Inc.) can be used. Such mice are described in,e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,939,598; 6,075,181; 6,114,598; 6,150,584 and6,162,963 to Kucherlapati et al.

Moreover, alternative transchromosomic animal systems expressing humanimmunoglobulin genes are available in the art and can be used to raiseCD32b-binding antibodies of the invention. For example, mice carryingboth a human heavy chain transchromosome and a human light chaintranschromosome, referred to as “TC mice” can be used; such mice aredescribed in Tomizuka et al., 2000 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA97:722-727. Furthermore, cows carrying human heavy and light chaintranschromosomes have been described in the art (Kuroiwa et al., 2002Nature Biotechnology 20:889-894) and can be used to raise CD32b-bindingantibodies of the invention.

Human monoclonal antibodies of the invention can also be prepared usingphage display methods for screening libraries of human immunoglobulingenes. Such phage display methods for isolating human antibodies areestablished in the art or described in the examples below. See forexample: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,223,409; 5,403,484; and U.S. Pat. No.5,571,698 to Ladner et al; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,427,908 and 5,580,717 toDower et al; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,969,108 and 6,172,197 to McCafferty et al;and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,885,793; 6,521,404; 6,544,731; 6,555,313; 6,582,915and 6,593,081 to Griffiths et al.

Human monoclonal antibodies of the invention can also be prepared usingSCID mice into which human immune cells have been reconstituted suchthat a human antibody response can be generated upon immunization. Suchmice are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,476,996 and5,698,767 to Wilson et al.

Framework or Fc Engineering

Engineered antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention include those in which modifications have been made toframework residues within VH and/or VL, e.g. to improve the propertiesof the antibody. Typically such framework modifications are made todecrease the immunogenicity of the antibody. For example, one approachis to “backmutate” one or more framework residues to the correspondinggermline sequence. More specifically, an antibody that has undergonesomatic mutation may contain framework residues that differ from thegermline sequence from which the antibody is derived. Such residues canbe identified by comparing the antibody framework sequences to thegermline sequences from which the antibody is derived. To return theframework region sequences to their germline configuration, the somaticmutations can be “backmutated” to the germline sequence by, for example,site-directed mutagenesis. Such “backmutated” antibodies are alsointended to be encompassed by the invention.

Another type of framework modification involves mutating one or moreresidues within the framework region, or even within one or more CDRregions, to remove T cell-epitopes to thereby reduce the potentialimmunogenicity of the antibody. This approach is also referred to as“deimmunization” and is described in further detail in U.S. PatentPublication No. 20030153043 by Carr et al.

In addition or alternative to modifications made within the framework orCDR regions, antibodies of the invention may be engineered to includemodifications within the Fc region, typically to alter one or morefunctional properties of the antibody, such as serum half-life,complement fixation, Fc receptor binding, and/or antigen-dependentcellular cytotoxicity. Furthermore, an antibody of the invention may bechemically modified (e.g., one or more chemical moieties can be attachedto the antibody) or be modified to alter its glycosylation, again toalter one or more functional properties of the antibody. Each of theseembodiments is described in further detail below. The numbering ofresidues in the Fc region is that of the EU index of Kabat.

In one embodiment, the hinge region of CH1 is modified such that thenumber of cysteine residues in the hinge region is altered, e.g.,increased or decreased. This approach is described further in U.S. Pat.No. 5,677,425 by Bodmer et al. The number of cysteine residues in thehinge region of CH1 is altered to, for example, facilitate assembly ofthe light and heavy chains or to increase or decrease the stability ofthe antibody.

In another embodiment, the Fc hinge region of an antibody is mutated todecrease the biological half-life of the antibody. More specifically,one or more amino acid mutations are introduced into the CH2-CH3 domaininterface region of the Fc-hinge fragment such that the antibody hasimpaired Staphylococcyl protein A (SpA) binding relative to nativeFc-hinge domain SpA binding. This approach is described in furtherdetail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,165,745 by Ward et al.

In another embodiment, the antibody is modified to increase itsbiological half-life. Various approaches are possible. For example, oneor more of the following mutations can be introduced: T252L, T254S,T256F, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,277,375 to Ward. Alternatively,to increase the biological half life, the antibody can be altered withinthe CH1 or CL region to contain a salvage receptor binding epitope takenfrom two loops of a CH2 domain of an Fc region of an IgG, as describedin U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,869,046 and 6,121,022 by Presta et al.

In one embodiment, the Fc region is altered by replacing at least oneamino acid residue with a different amino acid residue to alter theeffector functions of the antibody. For example, one or more amino acidscan be replaced with a different amino acid residue such that theantibody has an altered affinity for an effector ligand but retains theantigen-binding ability of the parent antibody. The effector ligand towhich affinity is altered can be, for example, an Fc receptor or the C1component of complement. This approach is described in further detail inU.S. Pat. Nos. 5,624,821 and 5,648,260, both by Winter et al.

In another embodiment, one or more amino acids selected from amino acidresidues can be replaced with a different amino acid residue such thatthe antibody has altered Clq binding and/or reduced or abolishedcomplement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). This approach is described infurther detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,194,551 by Idusogie et al.

In another embodiment, one or more amino acid residues are altered tothereby alter the ability of the antibody to fix complement. Thisapproach is described further in PCT Publication WO 94/29351 by Bodmeret al.

In yet another embodiment, the Fc region is modified to increase theability of the antibody to mediate antibody dependent cellularcytotoxicity (ADCC) and/or to increase the affinity of the antibody foran Fc-gamma receptor by modifying one or more amino acids. This approachis described further, for example, in PCT Publication WO 00/42072 byPresta and by Lazar et al., 2006 PNAS 103(110): 4005-4010. Moreover, thebinding sites on human IgG1 for Fc-gamma RI, Fc-gamma RII, Fc-gamma RIIIand FcRn have been mapped and variants with improved binding have beendescribed (see Shields, R. L. et al., 2001 J. Biol. Chen.276:6591-6604).

In still another embodiment, the glycosylation of an antibody ismodified. For example, an aglycoslated antibody can be made (i.e., theantibody lacks glycosylation). Glycosylation can be altered to, forexample, increase the affinity of the antibody for “antigen’. Suchcarbohydrate modifications can be accomplished by, for example, alteringone or more sites of glycosylation within the antibody sequence. Forexample, one or more amino acid substitutions can be made that result inelimination of one or more variable region framework glycosylation sitesto thereby eliminate glycosylation at that site. Such aglycosylation mayincrease the affinity of the antibody for antigen. Such an approach isdescribed in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,714,350 and 6,350,861 byCo et al.

Additionally or alternatively, an antibody can be made that has analtered type of glycosylation, such as a hypofucosylated or afucosylatedantibody having reduced amounts of fucosyl residues, or an antibodyhaving increased bisecting GlcNac structures. Such altered glycosylationpatterns have been demonstrated to increase the ADCC ability ofantibodies. Such carbohydrate modifications can be accomplished by, forexample, expressing the antibody in a host cell with alteredglycosylation machinery. Cells with altered glycosylation machinery havebeen described in the art and can be used as host cells in which toexpress recombinant antibodies of the invention to thereby produce anantibody with altered glycosylation. For example, EP 1,176,195 by Hanget al. describes a cell line with a functionally disrupted FUT8 gene,which encodes a fucosyl transferase, such that antibodies expressed insuch a cell line exhibit hypofucosylation. PCT Publication WO 03/035835by Presta describes a variant CHO cell line, LecI3 cells, with reducedability to attach fucose to Asn (297)-linked carbohydrates, alsoresulting in hypofucosylation of antibodies expressed in that host cell(see also Shields, R. L. et al., 2002 J. Biol. Chem. 277:26733-26740).PCT Publication WO 99/54342 by Umana et al. describes cell linesengineered to express glycoprotein-modifying glycosyl transferases(e.g., beta (1,4)-N acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnTIII)) suchthat antibodies expressed in the engineered cell lines exhibit increasedbisecting GlcNac structures which results in increased ADCC activity ofthe antibodies (see also Umana et al., 1999 Nat. Biotech. 17:176-180).Von Horsten et al. in 2010 Glycobiology 20(12):1607-18 also describe amethod of producing non-fucosylated antibodies by co-expression ofantibodies with a heterologous GDP-6-deoxy-D-lyxo-4-hexulose reductasein CHO cells.

Methods of Engineering Altered Antibodies

As discussed above, the CD32b-binding antibodies having VH and VLsequences or full length heavy and light chain sequences shown hereincan be used to create new CD32b-binding antibodies by modifying fulllength heavy chain and/or light chain sequences, VH and/or VL sequences,or the constant region (s) attached thereto. Thus, in another aspect ofthe invention, the structural features of CD32b-binding antibody of theinvention are used to create structurally related CD32b-bindingantibodies that retain at least one functional property of theantibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention, suchas binding to human CD32b and also inhibiting one or more functionalproperties of CD32b.

For example, one or more CDR regions of the antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the present invention, or mutationsthereof, can be combined recombinantly with known framework regionsand/or other CDRs to create additional, recombinantly-engineered,CD32b-binding antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention, as discussed above. Other types of modifications includethose described in the previous section. The starting material for theengineering method is one or more of the VH and/or VL sequences providedherein, or one or more CDR regions thereof. To create the engineeredantibody, it is not necessary to actually prepare (i.e., express as aprotein) an antibody having one or more of the VH and/or VL sequencesprovided herein, or one or more CDR regions thereof. Rather, theinformation contained in the sequence (s) is used as the startingmaterial to create a “second generation” sequence (s) derived from theoriginal sequence (s) and then the “second generation” sequence (s) isprepared and expressed as a protein.

The altered antibody sequence can also be prepared by screening antibodylibraries having fixed CDR3 sequences or minimal essential bindingdeterminants as described in US20050255552 and diversity on CDR1 andCDR2 sequences. The screening can be performed according to anyscreening technology appropriate for screening antibodies from antibodylibraries, such as phage display technology.

Standard molecular biology techniques can be used to prepare and expressthe altered antibody sequence. The antibody encoded by the alteredantibody sequence (s) is one that retains one, some or all of thefunctional properties of the CD32b-binding antibodies described herein,which functional properties include, but are not limited to,specifically binding to human CD32b protein and/or inhibiting one ormore functional properties of CD32b.

The functional properties of the altered antibodies can be assessedusing standard assays available in the art and/or described herein, suchas those set forth in the Examples (e.g., ELISAs).

In one embodiment of the methods of engineering antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention, mutations can beintroduced randomly or selectively along all or part of a CD32b-bindingantibody coding sequence and the resulting modified CD32b-bindingantibodies can be screened for binding activity and/or other functionalproperties as described herein. Mutational methods have been describedin the art. For example, PCT Publication WO 02/092780 by Short describesmethods for creating and screening antibody mutations using saturationmutagenesis, synthetic ligation assembly, or a combination thereof.Alternatively, PCT Publication WO 03/074679 by Lazar et al. describesmethods of using computational screening methods to optimizephysiochemical properties of antibodies.

Characterization of the Antibodies of the Invention

The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of the inventioncan be characterized by various functional assays. For example, they canbe characterized by their ability to inhibit CD32b.

The ability of an antibody to bind to CD32b can be detected by labellingthe antibody of interest directly, or the antibody may be unlabeled andbinding detected indirectly using various sandwich assay formats knownin the art.

In one embodiment, the CD32b-binding antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof of the invention block or compete with binding of areference CD32b-binding antibody to CD32b polypeptide. These can befully human or humanized CD32b-binding antibodies described above. Theycan also be other human, mouse, chimeric or humanized CD32b-bindingantibodies which bind to the same epitope as the reference antibody. Thecapacity to block or compete with the reference antibody bindingindicates that CD32b-binding antibody under test binds to the same orsimilar epitope as that defined by the reference antibody, or to anepitope which is sufficiently proximal to the epitope bound by thereference CD32b-binding antibody. Such antibodies are especially likelyto share the advantageous properties identified for the referenceantibody. The capacity to block or compete with the reference antibodymay be determined by, e.g., a competition binding assay. With acompetition binding assay, the antibody under test is examined forability to inhibit specific binding of the reference antibody to acommon antigen, such as CD32b polypeptide. A test antibody competes withthe reference antibody for specific binding to the antigen if an excessof the test antibody substantially inhibits binding of the referenceantibody. Substantial inhibition means that the test antibody reducesspecific binding of the reference antibody usually by at least 10%, 25%,50%, 75%, or 90%.

There are a number of known competition binding assays that can be usedto assess competition of an antibody with a reference antibody forbinding to a particular protein, in this case, CD32b. These include,e.g., solid phase direct or indirect radioimmunoassay (RIA), solid phasedirect or indirect enzyme immunoassay (EIA), sandwich competition assay(see Stahli et al., Methods in Enzymology 9:242-253, 1983); solid phasedirect biotin-avidin EIA (see Kirkland et al., J. Immunol.137:3614-3619, 1986); solid phase direct labeled assay, solid phasedirect labeled sandwich assay (see Harlow & Lane, supra); solid phasedirect label RIA using I-125 label (see Morel et al., Molec. Immunol.25:7-15, 1988); solid phase direct biotin-avidin EIA (Cheung et al.,Virology 176:546-552, 1990); and direct labeled RIA (Moldenhauer et al.,Scand. J. Immunol. 32:77-82, 1990). Typically, such an assay involvesthe use of purified antigen bound to a solid surface or cells bearingeither of these, an unlabelled test CD32b-binding antibody and alabelled reference antibody. Competitive inhibition is measured bydetermining the amount of label bound to the solid surface or cells inthe presence of the test antibody. Usually the test antibody is presentin excess. Antibodies identified by competition assay (competingantibodies) include antibodies binding to the same epitope as thereference antibody and antibodies binding to an adjacent epitopesufficiently proximal to the epitope bound by the reference antibody forsteric hindrance to occur.

To determine if the selected CD32b-binding monoclonal antibodies bind tounique epitopes, each antibody can be biotinylated using commerciallyavailable reagents (e.g., reagents from Pierce, Rockford, Ill.).Competition studies using unlabeled monoclonal antibodies andbiotinylated monoclonal antibodies can be performed using CD32bpolypeptide coated-ELISA plates. Biotinylated MAb binding can bedetected with a strep-avidin-alkaline phosphatase probe. To determinethe isotype of a purified CD32b-binding antibody, isotype ELISAs can beperformed. For example, wells of microtiter plates can be coated with 1μg/ml of anti-human IgG overnight at 4 degrees C. After blocking with 1%BSA, the plates are reacted with 1 μg/ml or less of the monoclonalCD32b-binding antibody or purified isotype controls, at ambienttemperature for one to two hours. The wells can then be reacted witheither human IgG1 or human IgM-specific alkaline phosphatase-conjugatedprobes. Plates are then developed and analyzed so that the isotype ofthe purified antibody can be determined.

To demonstrate binding of monoclonal CD32b-binding antibodies to livecells expressing CD32b polypeptide, flow cytometry can be used. Briefly,cell lines expressing CD32b (grown under standard growth conditions) canbe mixed with various concentrations of CD32b-binding antibody in PBScontaining 0.1% BSA and 10% fetal calf serum, and incubated at 37degrees C. for 1 hour. After washing, the cells are reacted withFluorescein-labeled anti-human IgG antibody under the same conditions asthe primary antibody staining. The samples can be analyzed by FACScaninstrument using light and side scatter properties to gate on singlecells. An alternative assay using fluorescence microscopy may be used(in addition to or instead of) the flow cytometry assay. Cells can bestained exactly as described above and examined by fluorescencemicroscopy. This method allows visualization of individual cells, butmay have diminished sensitivity depending on the density of the antigen.

CD32b-binding antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention can be further tested for reactivity with CD32b polypeptide orantigenic fragment by Western blotting. Briefly, purified CD32bpolypeptides or fusion proteins, or cell extracts from cells expressingCD32b can be prepared and subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. After electrophoresis, the separatedantigens are transferred to nitrocellulose membranes, blocked with 10%fetal calf serum, and probed with the monoclonal antibodies to betested. Human IgG binding can be detected using anti-human IgG alkalinephosphatase and developed with BCIP/NBT substrate tablets (Sigma Chem.Co., St. Louis, Mo.).

Examples of functional assays are also described in the Example sectionbelow.

Prophylactic and Therapeutic Uses

The present invention provides methods of treating a disease or disorderassociated with increased CD32b activity or expression by administeringto a subject in need thereof an effective amount of any antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of the invention. In a specificembodiment, the present invention provides a method of treatingindications including, but not limited to, B cell malignancies includingHodgkins lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple myeloma, diffuselarge B cell lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocyticleukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, diffuse small cleaved celllymphoma, MALT lymphoma, mantel cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphomaand follicular lymphoma as well as other diseases including systemiclight chain amyloidosis.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods of treating aCD32b-related disease or disorder by administering to a subject in needthereof an effective amount of the antibodies and antigen-bindingfragments thereof of the invention. Examples of known CD32b relateddiseases or disorders for which the disclosed CD32b binding antibodies,or antigen-binding fragments thereof, may be useful include but is notlimited to: B cell malignancies including Hodgkins lymphoma,Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple myeloma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma,acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, smalllymphocytic lymphoma, diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, MALTlymphoma, mantel cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and follicularlymphoma as well as other diseases including systemic light chainamyloidosis.

In addition, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof of theinvention can be used, inter alia, in combination with another antibodythat binds to a cell surface antigen co-expressed with CD32b, toincrease efficacy of the other antibody. In some embodiments, CD32b andthe cell surface antigen are co-expressed on B cells. In someembodiments, the cell surface antigen is selected from the groupconsisting of CD20, CD38, CD52, CS1/SLAMF7, KiR, CD56, CD138, CD19,CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95, APO-1, EGFR, HER2, CXCR4, HLAmolecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, or DRD. In some embodiments, theother CD32b-binding antibodies, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, ofthe invention are used in combination with an antibody selected from thegroup consisting of rituximab, obinutumumab, ofatumumab, daratuximab,elotuzumab, alemtuzumab, or any other antibody that targets a cellsurface antigen co-expressed with CD32b. An explanation for theobservation that the anti-CD32b antibodies, or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof, of the invention enhance the activity of other antibodies thatbind to cell surface antigens co-expressed with CD32b is that theanti-CD32b antibodies bind to CD32b and block CD32b from binding the Fcregion of the cell surface antigen-binding antibody, which allows thecell surface antigen-binding antibody to engage immune effectors cellsand mediate cell killing functions (e.g. via ADCC), and potentiallyprevents the cell surface antigen-binding antibody from beinginternalized into the cell and therefore not mediate cell killing (e.g.via ADCC).

Furthermore, the CD32b binding antibodies or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof of the invention can be used, inter alia, to treat, e.g.,prevent, delay or reverse disease progression of patients who havebecome resistant or refractory to treatments using antibodies that bindto cell surface antigens that are co-expressed with CD32b. By blockingCD32b with the CD32b-binding antibodies, or antigen binding fragmentsthereof, disclosed herein, the efficacy of the cell surface antigenbinding antibodies may be enhanced and therefore resistance to suchantibodies reversed, in full or in part.

In one embodiment, the isolated anti-CD32b antibodies or antigen-bindingfragments thereof described herein can be administered to a patient inneed thereof in conjunction with a therapeutic method or procedure, suchas described herein or known in the art. In addition, anti-CD32bantibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, of the presentdisclosure, either alone or in combination with one or more antibodiesthat bind a cell surface antigen that is co-expressed with CD32b may befurther combined with another therapeutic agent as discussed below.

For example, the combination therapy can include a composition of thepresent invention co-formulated with, and/or co-administered with, oneor more additional therapeutic agents, e.g., one or more anti-canceragents, cytotoxic or cytostatic agents, hormone treatment, vaccines,and/or other immunotherapies. In other embodiments, the antibodymolecules are administered in combination with other therapeutictreatment modalities, including surgery, radiation, cryosurgery, and/orthermotherapy. Such combination therapies may advantageously utilizelower dosages of the administered therapeutic agents, thus avoidingpossible toxicities or complications associated with the variousmonotherapies.

By “in combination with,” it is not intended to imply that the therapyor the therapeutic agents must be administered at the same time and/orformulated for delivery together, although these methods of delivery arewithin the scope described herein. The anti-CD32b antibody molecules canbe administered concurrently with, prior to, or subsequent to, one ormore other additional therapies or therapeutic agents. The anti-CD32bantibody molecule and the other agent or therapeutic protocol can beadministered in any order. In general, each agent will be administeredat a dose and/or on a time schedule determined for that agent. In willfurther be appreciated that the additional therapeutic agent utilized inthis combination may be administered together in a single composition oradministered separately in different compositions. In general, it isexpected that additional therapeutic agents utilized in combination beutilized at levels that do not exceed the levels at which they areutilized individually. In some embodiments, the levels utilized incombination will be lower than those utilized individually.

Exemplary combinations of anti-CD32b antibodies, or antigen-bindingfragments thereof, of the present disclosure include using suchantibodies in combination with compounds that are standard of careagents for treating hematologic malignancies, including multiplemyeloma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, suchas ofatumumab, ibrutinib, belinostat, romidepsin, brentuximab vedotin,obinutuzumab, pralatrexate, pentostatin, dexamethasone, idelalisib,ixazomib, liposomal doxyrubicin, pomalidomide, panobinostat, elotuzumab,daratumumab, alemtuzumab, thalidomide, and lenalidomide.

In one embodiment, the anti-CD32b antibody molecule is administered incombination with a modulator, e.g., agonist, of a costimulatorymolecule. In one embodiment, the modulator is IL15. In one embodiment,the agonist of the costimulatory molecule is chosen from an agonist(e.g., an agonistic antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or asoluble fusion) of STING, OX40, CD2, CD27, CDS, ICAM-1, LFA-1(CD11a/CD18), ICOS (CD278), 4-1BB (CD137), GITR, CD30, CD40, BAFFR,HVEM, CD7, LIGHT, NKG2C, SLAMF7, NKp80, CD160, B7-H3 or CD83 ligand.

Exemplary GITR agonists include, e.g., GITR fusion proteins andanti-GITR antibodies (e.g., bivalent anti-GITR antibodies), such as, aGITR fusion protein described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,111,090, EuropeanPatent No.: 090505B1, U.S. Pat. No. 8,586,023, PCT Publication Nos.: WO2010/003118 and 2011/090754, or an anti-GITR antibody described, e.g.,in U.S. Pat. No. 7,025,962, European Patent No.: 1947183B1, U.S. Pat.No. 7,812,135, U.S. Pat. No. 8,388,967, U.S. Pat. No. 8,591,886,European Patent No.: EP 1866339, PCT Publication No.: WO 2011/028683,PCT Publication No.: WO 2013/039954, PCT Publication No.: WO2005/007190,PCT Publication No.: WO 2007/133822, PCT Publication No.: WO2005/055808,PCT Publication No.: WO 99/40196, PCT Publication No.: WO 2001/03720,PCT Publication No.: WO99/20758, PCT Publication No.: WO2006/083289, PCTPublication No.: WO 2005/115451, U.S. Pat. No. 7,618,632, and PCTPublication No.: WO 2011/051726.

In one embodiment, the anti-CD32b antibody molecule is administered incombination with an inhibitor of an inhibitory (or immune checkpoint)molecule chosen from PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA-4, TIM-3, LAG-3, CEACAM(e. g., CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3, and/or CEACAM-5), VISTA, BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1,CD160, 2B4, TGFR beta, and IDO (indoleamine-2,3 dioxygenase). Inhibitionof an inhibitory molecule can be performed by inhibition at the DNA, RNAor protein level.

In certain embodiments, the anti-CD32b molecules described herein areadministered in combination with one or more inhibitors of PD-1, PD-L1and/or PD-L2 known in the art. The inhibitort may be an antibody, anantigen binding fragment thereof, an immunoadhesin, a fusion protein, oroligopeptide.

In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody is chosen from any of theantibodies disclosed in WO2015/112900, MDX-1106, Merck 3475 or CT-011.In some embodiments, the PD-1 inhibitor is an immunoadhesin (e.g., animmunoadhesin comprising an extracellular or PD-1 binding portion ofPD-L1 or PD-L2 fused to a constant region (e.g., an Fc region of animmunoglobulin sequence). In some embodiments, the PD-1 inhibitor isAMP-224. In some embodiments, the PD-L1 inhibitor is anti-PD-L1antibody. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-L1 binding antagonist ischosen from YW243.55.S70, MPDL3280A, MEDI-4736, MSB-0010718C, orMDX-1105. MDX-1105, also known as BMS-936559, is an anti-PD-L1 antibodydescribed in WO2007/005874. Antibody YW243.55.S70 (heavy and light chainvariable region sequences shown in SEQ ID Nos. 20 and 21, respectively)is an anti-PD-L1 described in WO 2010/077634.

MDX-1106, also known as MDX-1106-04, ONO-4538 or BMS-936558, is ananti-PD-1 antibody described in WO2006/121168. Merck 3745, also known asMK-3475 or SCH-900475, is an anti-PD-1 antibody described inWO2009/114335. Pidilizumab (CT-011; Cure Tech) is a humanized IgG1kmonoclonal antibody that binds to PD-1. Pidilizumab and other humanizedanti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies are disclosed in WO2009/101611. In otherembodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody is pembrolizumab. Pembrolizumab(Trade name Keytruda formerly lambrolizumab also known as MK-3475)disclosed, e.g., in Hamid, O. et al. (2013) New England JournalofMedicine 369 (2): 134-44. AMP-224 (B7-DCIg; Amplimmune; e.g.,disclosed in WO2010/027827 and WO2011/066342), is a PD-L2 Fc fusionsoluble receptor that blocks the interaction between PD-1 and B7-H1.Other anti-PD-1 antibodies include AMP 514 (Amplimmune), among others,e.g., anti-PD-1 antibodies disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,609,089, US2010028330, and/or US 20120114649.

In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody is MDX-1106. Alternativenames for MDX-1106 include MDX-1106-04, ONO-4538, BMS-936558 orNivolumab. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody is Nivolumab (CASRegistry Number: 946414-94-4). Nivolumab (also referred to as BMS-936558or MDX1106; Bristol-Myers Squibb) is a fully human IgG4 monoclonalantibody which specifically blocks PD-1. Nivolumab (clone 5C4) and otherhuman monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-1 are disclosedin U.S. Pat. No. 8,008,449 and WO2006/121168. Lambrolizumab (alsoreferred to as pembrolizumab or MK03475; Merck) is a humanized IgG4monoclonal antibody that binds to PD-1. Pembrolizumab and otherhumanized anti-PD-1 antibodies are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,354,509and WO2009/114335. Other anti-PD1 antibodies include AMP 514(Amplimmune), among others, e.g., anti-PD1 antibodies disclosed in U.S.Pat. No. 8,609,089, US 2010028330, and/or US 20120114649.

MDPL3280A (Genentech/Roche) is a human Fc optimized IgG1 monoclonalantibody that binds to PD-L1. MDPL3280A and other human monoclonalantibodies to PD-L1 are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,743 and U.SPublication No.: 20120039906. Other anti-PD-L1 binding agents includeYW243.55.570 (heavy and light chain variable regions are shown in SEQ IDNOs 20 and 21 in WO2010/077634) and MDX-1105 (also referred to asBMS-936559, and, e.g., anti-PD-L1 binding agents disclosed inWO2007/005874).

In some embodiments, the anti-PD-L1 antibody is MSB0010718C. MSB0010718C(also referred to as A09-246-2; Merck Serono) is a monoclonal antibodythat binds to PD-L1. Pembrolizumab and other humanized anti-PD-L1antibodies are disclosed in WO2013/079174.

AMP-224 (B7-DCIg; Amplimmune; e.g., disclosed in WO2010/027827 andWO2011/066342), is a PD-L2 Fc fusion soluble receptor that blocks theinteraction between PD1 and B7-H1.

In some embodiments, the anti-LAG-3 antibody is BMS-986016. BMS-986016(also referred to as BMS986016; Bristol-Myers Squibb) is a monoclonalantibody that binds to LAG-3. BMS-986016 and other humanized anti-LAG-3antibodies are disclosed in US 2011/0150892, WO2010/019570, andWO2014/008218.

In one embodiment, the inhibitor is a soluble ligand (e.g., aCTLA-4-Ig), or an antibody or antibody fragment that binds to CTLA4.Exemplary anti-CTLA4 antibodies include Tremelimumab (IgG2 monoclonalantibody available from Pfizer, formerly known as ticilimumab,CP-675,206); and Ipilimumab (CTLA-4 antibody, also known as MDX-010, CASNo. 477202-00-9).

In one embodiment, the inhibitor of CEACAM (e.g., CEACAM-1, -3 and/or-5) is an anti-CEACAM antibody molecule. Carcinoembryonic antigen celladhesion molecules (CEACAM), such as CEACAM-1 and CEACAM-5, are believedto mediate, at least in part, inhibition of an anti-tumor immuneresponse (see e.g., Markel et al. J Immunol. 2002 Mar. 15;168(6):2803-10; Markel et al. J Immunol. 2006 Nov. 1; 177(9):6062-71;Markel et al. Immunology. 2009 February; 126(2):186-200; Markel et al.Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2010 February; 59(2):215-30; Ortenberg et al.Mol Cancer Ther. 2012 June; 11(6):1300-10; Stern et al. J Immunol. 2005Jun. 1; 174(11):6692-701; Zheng et al. PLoS One. 2010 Sep. 2; 5(9). pii:e12529). For example, CEACAM-1 has been described as a heterophilicligand for TIM-3 and as playing a role in TIM-3-mediated T celltolerance and exhaustion (see e.g., WO 2014/022332; Huang, et al. (2014)Nature doi:10.1038/nature13848). In embodiments, co-blockade of CEACAM-1and TIM-3 has been shown to enhance an anti-tumor immune response inxenograft colorectal cancer models (see e.g., WO 2014/022332; Huang, etal. (2014), supra). In other embodiments, co-blockade of CEACAM-1 andPD-1 reduce T cell tolerance as described, e.g., in WO 2014/059251.Exemplary anti-CEACAM-1 antibodies are described in WO 2010/125571, WO2013/082366 and WO 2014/022332, e.g., a monoclonal antibody 34B1, 26H7,and 5F4; or a recombinant form thereof, as described in, e.g., US2004/0047858, U.S. Pat. No. 7,132,255 and WO 99/052552. In otherembodiments, the anti-CEACAM antibody binds to CEACAM-5 as described in,e.g., Zheng et al. PLoS One. 2010 Sep. 2; 5(9). pii: e12529(DOI:10:1371/journal.pone.0021146), or crossreacts with CEACAM-1 andCEACAM-5 as described in, e.g., WO 2013/054331 and US 2014/0271618.

Exemplary combinations of anti-CD32b antibody molecules (alone or incombination with other stimulatory agents) and standard of care forcancer, include at least the following.

Radiation therapy can be administered through one of several methods, ora combination of methods, including without limitation external-beamtherapy, internal radiation therapy, implant radiation, stereotacticradiosurgery, systemic radiation therapy, radiotherapy and permanent ortemporary interstitial brachytherapy. The term “brachytherapy,” refersto radiation therapy delivered by a spatially confined radioactivematerial inserted into the body at or near a tumor or otherproliferative tissue disease site. The term is intended withoutlimitation to include exposure to radioactive isotopes (e.g., At-211,1-131, 1-125, Y-90, Re-186, Re-188, Sm-153, Bi-212, P-32, andradioactive isotopes of Lu). Suitable radiation sources for use as acell conditioner of the present invention include both solids andliquids. By way of non-limiting example, the radiation source can be aradionuclide, such as 1-125, 1-131, Yb-169, Ir-192 as a solid source,1-125 as a solid source, or other radionuclides that emit photons, betaparticles, gamma radiation, or other therapeutic rays. The radioactivematerial can also be a fluid made from any solution of radionuclide(s),e.g., a solution of 1-125 or 1-131, or a radioactive fluid can beproduced using a slurry of a suitable fluid containing small particlesof solid radionuclides, such as Au-198, Y-90. Moreover, theradionuclide(s) can be embodied in a gel or radioactive micro spheres.

The anti-CD32b antibody molecules, alone or in combination with anantibody that binds a cell surface antigen co-expressed with CD32b,and/or in combination with an immunomodulator (e.g., an anti-PD1, ananti-LAG3, anti-PD-L1 or anti-TIM-3 antibody molecule), may be used incombination with one or more of the existing modalities for treatingcancers, including, but not limited to: surgery; radiation therapy(e.g., external-beam therapy which involves three dimensional, conformalradiation therapy where the field of radiation is designed, localradiation (e.g., radiation directed to a preselected target or organ),or focused radiation). Focused radiation can be selected from the groupconsisting of stereotactic radiosurgery, fractionated stereotacticradiosurgery, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. The focusedradiation can have a radiation source selected from the group consistingof a particle beam (proton), cobalt-60 (photon), and a linearaccelerator (x-ray), e.g., as described in WO 2012/177624.

As will be appreciated by the skilled artisan, the combination therapiesinvolving the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof of thepresent invention, including those described in Table 1, may includecombination therapies involving multiple classes of the agents describedabove. When the therapeutic agents of the present invention areadministered together with another agent or agents, the two (or more)can be administered sequentially in any order or simultaneously. In someaspects, an antibody of the present invention is administered to asubject who is also receiving therapy with one or more other agents ormethods. In other aspects, the binding molecule is administered inconjunction with surgical treatments. A combination therapy regimen maybe additive, or it may produce synergistic results

Diagnostic Uses

In one aspect, the invention encompasses diagnostic assays fordetermining CD32b and/or nucleic acid expression as well as CD32bfunction, in the context of a biological sample (e.g., blood, serum,cells, tissue) or from an individual who is afflicted with a disease ordisorder.

Diagnostic assays, such as competitive assays rely on the ability of alabelled analogue (the “tracer”) to compete with the test sample analytefor a limited number of binding sites on a common binding partner. Thebinding partner generally is insolubilized before or after thecompetition and then the tracer and analyte bound to the binding partnerare separated from the unbound tracer and analyte. This separation isaccomplished by decanting (where the binding partner waspreinsolubilized) or by centrifuging (where the binding partner wasprecipitated after the competitive reaction). The amount of test sampleanalyte is inversely proportional to the amount of bound tracer asmeasured by the amount of marker substance. Dose-response curves withknown amounts of analyte are prepared and compared with the test resultsin order to quantitatively determine the amount of analyte present inthe test sample. These assays are called ELISA systems when enzymes areused as the detectable markers. In an assay of this form, competitivebinding between antibodies and CD32b-binding antibodies results in thebound CD32b, preferably the CD32b epitopes of the invention, being ameasure of antibodies in the serum sample, including neutralisingantibodies in the serum sample.

A significant advantage of the assay is that measurement is made ofneutralising antibodies directly (i.e., those which interfere withbinding of CD32b, specifically, epitopes). Such an assay, particularlyin the form of an ELISA test has considerable applications in theclinical environment and in routine blood screening.

In the clinical diagnosis or monitoring of patients with disordersassociated with CD32b, the detection of elevated levels of CD32b proteinor mRNA, in comparison to the levels in a corresponding biologicalsample from a normal subject is indicative of a patient with disordersassociated with CD32b.

In vivo diagnostic or imaging is described in US2006/0067935. Briefly,these methods generally comprise administering or introducing to apatient a diagnostically effective amount of CD32b binding molecule thatis operatively attached to a marker or label that is detectable bynon-invasive methods. The antibody-marker conjugate is allowedsufficient time to localize and bind to CD32b. The patient is thenexposed to a detection device to identify the detectable marker, thusforming an image of the location of the CD32b binding molecules in thetissue of a patient. The presence of CD32b binding antibody or anantigen-binding fragment thereof is detected by determining whether anantibody-marker binds to a component of the tissue. Detection of anincreased level in CD32b proteins or a combination of protein incomparison to a normal individual may be indicative of a predispositionfor and/or on set of disorders associated with CD32b. These aspects ofthe invention are also for use in tissue imaging methods and combineddiagnostic and treatment methods.

The invention also pertains to the field of predictive medicine in whichdiagnostic assays, prognostic assays, pharmacogenomics, and monitoringclinical trials are used for prognostic (predictive) purposes to therebytreat an individual prophylactically.

The invention also provides for prognostic (or predictive) assays fordetermining whether an individual is at risk of developing a disorderassociated with dysregulation of CD32b. For example, mutations in CD32bgene can be assayed in a biological sample. Such assays can be used forprognostic or predictive purpose to thereby prophylactically treat anindividual prior to the onset of a disorder characterized by orassociated with CD32b, nucleic acid expression or activity.

Another aspect of the invention provides methods for determining CD32bnucleic acid expression or CD32b activity in an individual to therebyselect appropriate therapeutic or prophylactic agents for thatindividual (referred to herein as “pharmacogenomics”). Pharmacogenomicsallows for the selection of agents (e.g., drugs) for therapeutic orprophylactic treatment of an individual based on the genotype of theindividual (e.g., the genotype of the individual examined to determinethe ability of the individual to respond to a particular agent.)

Yet another aspect of the invention provides a method of monitoring theinfluence of agents (e.g., drugs) on the expression or activity of CD32bin clinical trials.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising theCD32b-binding antibody or binding fragment thereof formulated togetherwith a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The compositions canadditionally contain one or more other therapeutical agents that aresuitable for treating or preventing a CD32b-associated disease (e.g., Bcell malignancies including Hodgkins lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma,multiple myeloma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, acute lymphocyticleukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma,diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, MALT lymphoma, mantel celllymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma as well asother diseases including systemic light chain amyloidosis).Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers enhance or stabilize thecomposition, or facilitate preparation of the composition.Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include solvents, dispersion media,coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorptiondelaying agents, and the like that are physiologically compatible.

A pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can beadministered by a variety of methods known in the art. The route and/ormode of administration vary depending upon the desired results.Administration can be intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, orsubcutaneous, or administered proximal to the site of the target. Thepharmaceutically acceptable carrier should be suitable for intravenous,intramuscular, subcutaneous, parenteral, spinal or epidermaladministration (e.g., by injection or infusion). Depending on the routeof administration, the active compound, i.e., antibody, bispecific andmultispecific molecule, may be coated in a material to protect thecompound from the action of acids and other natural conditions that mayinactivate the compound.

The composition should be sterile and fluid. Proper fluidity can bemaintained, for example, by use of coating such as lecithin, bymaintenance of required particle size in the case of dispersion and byuse of surfactants. In many cases, it is preferable to include isotonicagents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol or sorbitol,and sodium chloride in the composition. Long-term absorption of theinjectable compositions can be brought about by including in thecomposition an agent which delays absorption, for example, aluminummonostearate or gelatin.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention can be prepared inaccordance with methods well known and routinely practiced in the art.See, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, MackPublishing Co., 20th ed., 2000; and Sustained and Controlled ReleaseDrug Delivery Systems, J. R. Robinson, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., NewYork, 1978. Pharmaceutical compositions are preferably manufacturedunder GMP conditions. Typically, a therapeutically effective dose orefficacious dose of the CD32b-binding antibody is employed in thepharmaceutical compositions of the invention. The CD32b-bindingantibodies are formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable dosage formsby conventional methods known to those of skill in the art. Dosageregimens are adjusted to provide the optimum desired response (e.g., atherapeutic response). For example, a single bolus may be administered,several divided doses may be administered over time or the dose may beproportionally reduced or increased as indicated by the exigencies ofthe therapeutic situation. It is especially advantageous to formulateparenteral compositions in dosage unit form for ease of administrationand uniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers tophysically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subjects tobe treated; each unit contains a predetermined quantity of activecompound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect inassociation with the required pharmaceutical carrier.

Actual dosage levels of the active ingredients in the pharmaceuticalcompositions of the present invention can be varied so as to obtain anamount of the active ingredient which is effective to achieve thedesired therapeutic response for a particular patient, composition, andmode of administration, without being toxic to the patient. The selecteddosage level depends upon a variety of pharmacokinetic factors includingthe activity of the particular compositions of the present inventionemployed, or the ester, salt or amide thereof, the route ofadministration, the time of administration, the rate of excretion of theparticular compound being employed, the duration of the treatment, otherdrugs, compounds and/or materials used in combination with theparticular compositions employed, the age, sex, weight, condition,general health and prior medical history of the patient being treated,and like factors.

A physician or veterinarian can start doses of the antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof of the invention employed in thepharmaceutical composition at levels lower than that required to achievethe desired therapeutic effect and gradually increase the dosage untilthe desired effect is achieved. In general, effective doses of thecompositions of the present invention, for the treatment of an allergicinflammatory disorder described herein vary depending upon manydifferent factors, including means of administration, target site,physiological state of the patient, whether the patient is human or ananimal, other medications administered, and whether treatment isprophylactic or therapeutic. Treatment dosages need to be titrated tooptimize safety and efficacy. For systemic administration with anantibody, the dosage ranges from about 0.0001 to 100 mg/kg, and moreusually 0.01 to 15 mg/kg, of the host body weight. An exemplarytreatment regime entails systemic administration once per every twoweeks or once a month or once every 3 to 6 months.

Antibody is usually administered on multiple occasions. Intervalsbetween single dosages can be weekly, monthly or yearly. Intervals canalso be irregular as indicated by measuring blood levels ofCD32b-binding antibody in the patient. In some methods of systemicadministration, dosage is adjusted to achieve a plasma antibodyconcentration of 1-1000 μg/ml and in some methods 25-500 μg/ml.Alternatively, antibody can be administered as a sustained releaseformulation, in which case less frequent administration is required.Dosage and frequency vary depending on the half-life of the antibody inthe patient. In general, humanized antibodies show longer half life thanthat of chimeric antibodies and nonhuman antibodies. The dosage andfrequency of administration can vary depending on whether the treatmentis prophylactic or therapeutic. In prophylactic applications, arelatively low dosage is administered at relatively infrequent intervalsover a long period of time. Some patients continue to receive treatmentfor the rest of their lives. In therapeutic applications, a relativelyhigh dosage at relatively short intervals is sometimes required untilprogression of the disease is reduced or terminated, and preferablyuntil the patient shows partial or complete amelioration of symptoms ofdisease. Thereafter, the patient can be administered a prophylacticregime.

Examples

The following examples are provided to further illustrate the inventionbut not to limit its scope. Other variants of the invention will bereadily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art and are encompassedby the appended claims.

Example 1: Identification of Cd32B Antibodies

Antibodies from Morphosys HuCAL PLATINUM® Phage Library Pannings

For the selection of antibodies specifically recognizing human CD32b(human FCGR2B, UniProtKB P31994 amino acids 43-222 (SEQ ID NO:680), withAPP and avi-tag) but not human CD32a-R (human FCGR2A, UniProtKB P12318variant H167R, amino acids 34-218 (SEQ ID NO:681) with APP and avi-tag)the Morphosys HuCAL PLATINUM® library was used. The phagemid library isbased on the HuCAL® concept (Knappik et al., 2000, J Mol Biol 296:57-86) and employs the CysDisplay™ technology for displaying the Fab onthe phage surface (WO01/05950). The panning strategy which ultimatelyresulted in the human CD32b specific antibodies were selected using aliquid phase panning strategy.

Liquid Phase Panning on Human CD32b

The antigen selection process was performed over three rounds, usingbiotinylated human CD32b. Phage solution was blocked with blockingreagent before depleting the solution of possible NeutrAvidin binders onNeutrAvidin coated wells. Rescued phages were incubated with thebiotinylated human CD32b for 1 hour, before phage-antigen complexes werecaptured on NeutrAvidin coated wells. Unbound phages were washed offusing PBST (PBS supplemented with 0.05% Tween) and then with PBS. Forelution of specifically bound phages, 25 mM DTT (Dithiothreitol) wasadded for 10 minutes (min) at RT. The DTT eluates were used forinfection of E. coli (Escherichia coli) TG-F+ cells. After infection,the bacteria were centrifuged and the pellet was resuspended in 100 ml2YT (Yeast-Trypton) Medium/Cam (chloramphenicol)/1% Glucose andincubated overnight at 37° C. and shacked at 220 rpm. The overnightculture was used for phage rescue, polyclonal amplification of selectedclones, and phage production used for the next round. The second andthird round of liquid phase panning was performed according to theprotocol of the first round except for more stringent washingconditions.

A 4th analytical panning round was performed in order to select humanCD32b specific antibodies, not binding to human CD32a-R. This round wasbased on the output of the 3rd round panning on human CD32b andperformed on all 3 different proteins. The output of this 4th analyticalround underwent a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis, rather thana classical ELISA screening.

ELISA Screening

Using ELISA screening, single Fab clones were identified specificallybinding to human CD32b and not to human CD32a-R. Fabs are tested usingFab containing crude E. coli lysates.

For identification of human CD32b antigen binding Fab fragments,Maxisorp™ (Nunc) 384 well plates were coated with 10 ug/ml NeutrAvidinbefore adding the biotinylated antigens: human CD32b and human CD32a-R.After blocking of plates with Superblock, Fab-containing E. coli lysateswere added. Binding of Fabs was detected by goat anti-human Fab specificantibody (Fab format), AP-conjugated (Jackson Immuno Research). AttoPhossubstrate was added and fluorescence emission at 535 nm was recordedwith excitation at 430 nm.

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Analysis

The DNA of the 4th analytical panning round was extracted and the HCDR3region was amplified in two consecutive PCR reactions. The PCR reactionswere also used to add the Illumina adaptor sequences to the 3′ and the5′ end of the PCR fragment. Additionally, the Illumina indices wereadded in one adapter region in order to multiplex the samples for thesequencing reaction.

The raw data in FastQ format were used to extract amino acid sequences,align the sequences and count the occurrence of individual sequences. Bycomparing occurrences of individual clones deriving from differentpanning strategies, clones with desired binding profile (enriched onhuman CD32b and depleted on human CD32a-R) could be identified.

Interesting clones were isolated from the polyclonal output pool byassembly PCR. Primers flanking the light and the heavy chain, as well asHCDR3 specific primers were used to retrieve desired clones.

Conversion to IgG and IgG Expression

In order to express full length IgG in CAP-T cells, variable domainfragments of heavy (VH) and light chains (VL) were subcloned fromDisplay vectors (pMORPHx30) into appropriate pMorph®_hIg vectors forhuman IgG1. The cell culture supernatant was harvested 7 days posttransfection. After sterile filtration, the solution was subjected toProtein A affinity chromatography using a liquid handling station.Samples were eluted in a 50 nM Citrate, 140 nM NaOH and pH neutralizedwith 1M Tris buffer and sterile filtered (0.2 μm pore size). Proteinconcentrations were determined by UV-spectrophotometry at 280 nm andpurity of IgGs was analyzed under denaturing, reducing conditions inSDS-PAGE.

Summary of Panning Strategies and Screening

In addition to classical phage display panning followed by ELISAscreening, a novel approach using a 4th analytical panning round with asubsequent NGS analysis was performed. Using the classical approach, twoantibodies were identified: NOV0281 and NOV0308. Using the novel NGSanalysis approach, 3 additional antibodies were identified: NOV0563,NOV0627 and NOV0628 (discussed below).

Example 2: Engineering of NOV0627 and NOV0628

The framework regions of NOV0628 were germlined to the closest humangermlines (VH3-23 and Vlambda-3j). In addition the potential asparateisomerization site in CDR-H2 (SYDGSE) was changed from DG to DA to giveantibody NOV1218 and from DG to EG to give antibody NOV1219.

The framework regions of NOV0627 were germlined to the closest humangermlines (VH1-69 and Vlambda-3j) giving antibody NOV1216. Capillaryzone electrophoresis (CZE) analysis of mammalian expressed NOV1216 inIgG revealed that the antibody existed as three predominant species,unmodified, +80 daltons, and +160 daltons (FIG. 1, Table 2). CZEanalysis was performed on a Beckman Coulter PA800 Enhanced instrumentwith uncoated fused-silica capillary. The total capillary length is 40cm with inner diameter of 50 μm and the capillary length from inlet todetector is 30 cm. The electrophoresis running buffer consists of 400 mM6-aminocaproic acid/acetic acid (pH 5.7) with 2 mM Triethylenetetramineand 0.03% polysorbate 20. Sample at 1 mg/mL was kept in autosampler at15° C. and injected at 0.5 psi for 12 s. The separation was conductedfor 30 min at 25° C. at a separation voltage of 20 kV. Detection was byUV absorbance at 214 nm. Between injections, the capillary was flushedwith electrophoresis running buffer at 20 psi for 3 min.

TABLE 2 Summary of CZE analysis of NOV1216. Peak Name Corrected Area %basic 13.8 unmodified 12.9  +80 Da 22.6 +160 Da 39.2 acidic 11.5

Mass spectrometry analysis of mammalian expressed NOV1216 in IgG formatrevealed that one of the four tyrosines in the CDR-H3(EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV, SeqID: 159) is susceptible for post translationalmodification via sulfation. This was hypothesized to be the source ofthe +80 and +160 dalton species. An effort to remove the P™ by mutatingspecific residues in CDR-H3 was initiated. Although there is no commonrecognition sequence for tyrosine sulfation there are reports thattyrosines flanked by acidic or small amino acids are more prone forsulfation (Nedumpully-Govindan et al., 2014, Bioinformatics30:2302-2309). Table 3 gives an overview of the CDR-H3 mutants whichwere generated. In brief, the first tyrosine which is flanked by acidicand small amino acids was exchanged by phenylalanine (NOV2106), alanine(NOV2107) and serine (NOV2108), second to forth tyrosine were exchangedby phenylalanine (NOV2109, 2110, 2111). In addition, the two acidicamino acids in front of the first tyrosine were exchanged to serine(NOV2112 and 2113).

TABLE 3 Overview of NOV1216 HCDR3 mutants NOV identifier SEQ ID NO:CDR-H3 sequence NOV1216 159 EQDPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV NOV2106 315EQDPEFGYGGYPYEAMDV NOV2107 367 EQDPEAGYGGYPYEAMDV NOV2108 419EQDPESGYGGYPYEAMDV NOV2109 471 EQDPEYGFGGYPYEAMDV NOV2110 523EQDPEYGYGGFPYEAMDV NOV2111 549 EQDPEYGYGGYPFEAMDV NOV2112 575EQDPSYGYGGYPYEAMDV NOV2113 627 EQSPEYGYGGYPYEAMDV

Capillary zone electrophoresis of the CDR-H3 mutants outlined in Table 3is summarized in FIGS. 2A-2H and Table 4. Replacement of the firsttyrosine with phenylalanine (NOV2106), alanine (NOV2107) or serine(NOV2108) successfully prevented the sulfation event and resulted inIgG1 antibodies that lacked the +80 and +160 dalton modifications. Theremaining CDR-H3 mutants retained +80 and +160 dalton species in amanner consistent with NOV1216, supporting the hypothesis that only thefirst tyrosine in CDR-H3 was being modified. Likewise, mutation of thesecond acidic amino acid in front of the first tyrosine (NOV1213) didnot resolve the +80 and +160 species. Mutation of the first acidic aminoacid in front of the first tyrosine (NOV1212) did not prevent tyrosinesulfation, however, it did reduce the fraction modified by +160 Da(FIGS. 2A-2H, Table 4).

TABLE 4 Summary of capillary zone electrophoresis analysis ofhuCD32b-binding antibodies. Unmodified, +80 +160 Basic, Acidic, Sample%¹ Da, %¹ Da, %¹ %¹ %¹ NOV1216 23.5 24.5 36.3 7.7 8.0 NOV2106 70.3 0 09.1 20.6 NOV2107 78.4 0 0 9.9 11.7 NOV2108 77.0 0 0 9.3 13.7 NOV210919.1 27.3 43.4 5.1 5.1 NOV2110 23.4 29.7 31.6 6.2 9.1 NOV2111 21.8 26.539.0 6.2 6.4 NOV2112 62.6 23.8 5.2 7.5 0.9 NOV2113 28.5 29.5 31.3 4.95.8 ¹Percent corrected area

Example 3: Production of Afucosylated IgG Antibodies

Afucosylated IgG antibodies were produced by applying the GlymaxXtechnology (Probiogen AG, Berlin.). In short, HEK293T cells weretransiently transfected with expression plasmids encoding both light andheavy chain of the antibody. At the same time an expression plasmidencoding the enzyme GDP-6-deoxy-D-lyxo-4-hexulose reductase (“RMD”,“deflecting enzyme”, provided by Probiogen AG, Berlin) wasco-transfected into the cells. The activity of the enzyme in thesuccessfully transfected cells leads to inhibition of the fucose de-novosynthesis pathway. Cells expressing both the enzyme and the IgG genesproduce afucosylated IgG proteins. Polyethylenimine was used as atransfection reagent. Cell culture supernatants were harvested bycentrifugation and the IgG protein purified by standard chromatographicmethods using Protein A and preparative size exclusion for polishing(MabSelect SURE, GE Healthcare and HiLoad 26/600 Superdex 200 pg).Purity of IgG was analyzed under denaturing, reducing and non-reducingconditions in SDS-PAGE and in native state by HP-SEC. The percentage ofheavy chains carrying an N-glycan structure without core fucose wasdetermined by mass spectrometry.

Afucosylated IgG antibodies were produced also by CHO cells. CHO cellswere cultivated in shakers containing a chemical defined medium enrichedin amino acids, vitamins and trace elements (Culture medium with 10 nMMTX). The batch cultivation was performed at temperature of 37° C. andshaking. After 14 days of batch cultivation process, samples of batchculture were collected to determine the viable cell density andviability using a Vi-Cell cell viability analyzer (Beckman Coulter) andto determine the protein titers in the cell culture medium. At the endof the batch (day 14), the cultivation process was stopped. Theconditioned medium from the shake-flask (30 ml culture) was harvestedand filtered using a 0.22 μm Steriflip filter.

The IgG protein was purified by standard chromatographic methods usingProtein A and preparative size exclusion for polishing (MabSelect SURE,GE Healthcare and HiLoad 26/600 Superdex 200 pg). Purity of IgG wasanalyzed under denaturing, reducing and non-reducing conditions inSDS-PAGE and in native state by HP-SEC. The percentage of heavy chainscarrying an N-glycan structure without core fucose was determined bymass spectrometry.

Example 4. Binding of huCD32B-Binding Antibodies to Cho Cells ExpressinghuCD32A or huCD32B Variants

HuCD32b and huCD32a have high degree of sequence homology. To assess thespecificity of huCD32b-binding antibodies, their binding was evaluatedby flow cytometry using stable CHO cell lines expressing WT huCD32avariants (i.e. huCD32a^(H131) or huCD32a^(R131)) or WT human CD32b1. CHOcells were collected following detachment with PBS containing 2 mM EDTAand pelleted. Cell pellets were washed once in PBS and suspended in FACSBuffer (PBS1× containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA and 0.1% NaN3), counted andsuspended at 0.25×10⁶ cells per ml. 50'000 cells/well (200 μl) were thendispensed in V-bottomed 96 well plates. Plates were spun for 5 min at1600 rpm and the supernatant discarded. Cells were then suspended in 50μl of FACS Buffer containing the indicated concentrations ofhuCD32b-binding antibodies (all on a human IgG1 [N297A] scaffold) andincubated 30 min at 4° C. After 3 successive washes with FACS buffer,cells were suspended in 50 μl FACS buffer containing a 1/100 dilution ofthe F(ab′)2 anti-human F(ab′)2-PE (Jackson Immunoresearch#109-116-097)and further incubated 30 min at 4° C. Cells were washed twice andsuspended in 200 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACS Canto II(acquisition of 5000 cells in the live cell gate). The Geometric MeanFluorescence (GMFI in the PE channel) was used as a measure of thebinding intensity of each antibody. FIG. 3 shows examples ofhuCD32b-binding antibodies displaying different degrees ofdiscrimination between huCD32b and huCD32a variants. All huCD32b-bindingantibodies have more robust binding to huCD32b than huCD32a variants.

Example 5. Binding of huCD32B-Binding Antibodies to Cho Cells ExpressinghuCD16 Variants and huCD64

The binding of huCD32b specific antibodies was evaluated by flowcytometry using stable CHO cell lines expressing the low affinity humanCD16 variants (i.e huCD16a or huCD16b variants) and the high affinityhuCD64 (FcγRI). CHO cells transfected with huCD16a variants were alsotransfected with the common Fcγ chain in order to allow for surfaceexpression. CHO cells were collected following detachment with PBScontaining 2 mM EDTA and pelleted. Cell pellets were washed once in PBSand suspended in FACS Buffer (PBS1× containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA and0.1% NaN3), counted and suspended at 0.25×10⁶ cells per ml. 50'000cells/well (200 μl) were then dispensed in V-bottomed 96 well plates.Plates were spun for 5 min at 1600 rpm and the supernatant discarded.Cells were then suspended in 50 μl of FACS Buffer containing theindicated concentrations of huCD32b-binding antibodies (all on a humanIgG1 [N297A] scaffold) and incubated 30 min at 4° C. After 3 successivewashes with FACS buffer, cells were suspended in 50 μl FACS buffercontaining a 1/100 dilution of the F(ab′)2 anti-human F(ab′)2-PE(Jackson Immunoresearch#109-116-097) and further incubated 30 min at 4°C. Cells were washed twice and suspended in 200 μl FACS buffer andacquired on a FACS Canto II (acquisition of 5000 cells in the live cellgate). The Geometric Mean Fluorescence (GMFI in the PE channel) was usedas a measure of the binding intensity of each antibody. AllhuCD32b-binding antibodies tested displayed no reactivity to CHO cellsexpressing huCD16 variants and partial dose dependent binding to thehigh affinity huCD64 receptors (FIG. 4). The dose-dependent binding tohuCD64 receptor likely occurred via binding of the Fc portion of theantibodies tested to the high affinity Fc binding domain of huCD64 asthis occurred independently of the epitope specificity of Abs and wasblocked by pre-incubation of CHO-huCD64 cells with human IgG1 (data notshown).

Example 6: Binding of Human Cd32B-Binding Antibodies to Human Primary BCells

CD32b is the sole Fc receptor expressed on B cells. The binding ofhuCD32b specific antibodies to primary human B cells was evaluated byflow cytometry on purified B cells isolated from buffy coats by negativeselection using the Human B Cell Enrichment Kit (STEMCELL Technologies#19054) according to the supplier's instructions. Purified B cells weresuspended in FACS Buffer (PBS1× containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA), countedand suspended at 0.5×106 cells per ml. 100′000 cells/well (200 μl) werethen dispensed in V-bottomed 96 well plates. Plates were spun for 5 minat 1500 rpm and the supernatant discarded. Cells were then suspended in50 μl of FACS Buffer containing the indicated concentrations ofbiotinylated huCD32b-binding antibodies (all on a human IgG1 [N297A]scaffold) and incubated 20 min at 4° C. Biotinylation of antibodies wasperformed using the Lightning-Link biotin conjugation kit (Type A) fromInnova Biosciences (Cat. No 704-0010) according to the supplier'sinstructions. After 2 successive washes with FACS buffer, cells weresuspended in 50 μl FACS buffer containing a 1/500 dilution ofStreptavidin-PE (Invitrogen 521388) and 1 μl of an APC-conjugatedanti-huCD20 Ab (clone 2H7 from Biolegend 302310) and further incubatedfor 20 min at 4° C. Cells were washed twice and suspended in 200 μl FACSbuffer and acquired on a FACS Fortessa. The Geometric Mean Fluorescence(GMFI in the PE channel) in the CD20+ B cell gate was used as a measureof the binding intensity of each antibody. All huCD32b-bindingantibodies demonstrated robust binding to human B cells, with NOV1216,NOV0281, and NOV0308 having the greatest binding affinity (1.4, 5.4, and8.7 nM, respectively; FIG. 5).

Example 7: Binding of huCD32B-Binding Antibodies to Human BJAB Cells

The binding of huCD32b specific antibodies to the BJAB cell line wasevaluated by flow cytometry. BJAB cells were collected and suspended inFACS Buffer (PBS1× containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA), counted and suspendedat 0.25×10⁶ cells per ml. 50'000 cells/well (200 μl) were then dispensedin V-bottomed 96 well plates. Plates were spun for 5 min at 1500 rpm andthe supernatant discarded. Cells were then suspended in 50 μl of FACSBuffer containing the indicated concentrations of biotinylatedhuCD32b-binding antibodies (all on a human IgG1 [N297A] scaffold) andincubated 20 min at 4° C. Biotinylation of antibodies was performedusing the Lightning-Link biotin conjugation kit (Type A) from InnovaBiosciences (Cat. No 704-0010) according to the supplier's instructions.After 2 successive washes with FACS buffer, cells were suspended in 50μl FACS buffer containing a 1/500 dilution of Streptavidin-PE(Invitrogen 521388) and further incubated for 20 min at 4° C. Cells werewashed twice and suspended in 200 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACSFortessa. The Geometric Mean Fluorescence (GMFI in the PE channel) wasused as a measure of the binding intensity of each antibody. AllhuCD32b-binding antibodies demonstrated robust binding to parental BJABcells, with NOV1216, NOV0281, NOV0308, and NOV0563 having the greatestbinding affinity (FIG. 6).

Example 8: Epitope Recognition by Anti-Human Cd32B-Binding Antibodies a)Epitope Analysis by FACS Binding

Summary of WT and Mutant huCD32b Transfected CHO Cells Used toCharacterize the Binding Epitope of Anti-CD32b Antibodies

Stable CHO cell lines expressing WT human CD32b or CD32b encompassingthe amino acid mutations discussed below were generated using theFlp-In™ technology. Stable cell transfectants were selected usingHygromycin B. Residues highlighted in black in the 3D model structure ofhuman CD32b highlight amino acids differing between huCD32b and huCD32a(FIG. 7a ). EDI103, EDI104, EDI105, EDI106 and EDI107 CHO cells expresshuCD32b with specific amino acid mutations reverting the indicated aminoacid to the corresponding amino acids in human CD32a. The amino acidmodified in each cell line are highlighted by the open circles on thecorresponding 3D structure (Sondermann et al., The EMBO Journal (1999)18, 1095-1103) and specified for each cell line. The assessment of thebinding of huCD32b-binding antibodies to these different huCD32bvariants allows the identification of the major epitope areas recognizedby the antibody. The left part of the huCD32b structure was defined asepitope I and corresponds to the Fc binding domain of huCD32b. The rightside was defined as epitope II and is not involved in Fc binding. InEDI103, EDI104 and EDI105 mutants, epitope II was disrupted by renderingit identical to huCD32a (FIG. 7a ). In EDI106 and EDI107 mutants,epitope I of huCD32b was disrupted by rendering it identical to huCD32a(FIG. 7b ).

FACS Binding Experiments Designed to Characterize Binding EpitopesRecognized by Anti-huCD32b-Binding Antibodies

The binding epitope of huCD32b specific antibodies was evaluated by flowcytometry using stable CHO cell lines expressing WT human CD32b ormutant CD32b variants in which the amino acids differing between huCD32band huCD32a in the Fc binding domain (epitope I) or the opposite end ofthe CD32b molecule (epitope II) were abrogated by reverting specifichuCD32b residues into the corresponding amino acids in CD32a. EDI103,EDI104 and EDI105 CHO variants express huCD32b mutants with epitope 2amino acids identical to huCD32a while EDI106 and EDI107 express huCD32bwith epitope I amino acids identical to human CD32a (FIG. 7a ). CHOcells were collected following detachment with PBS containing 2 mM EDTAand pelleted. Cell pellets were washed once and in PBS and suspended inFACS Buffer (PBS1× containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA and 0.1% NaN3), countedand suspended at 0.25×10⁶ cells per ml. 50'000 cells/well (200 μl) werethen dispensed in V-bottomed 96 well plates. Plates were spun for 5 minat 1600 rpm and the supernatant discarded. Cells were then suspended in50 μl of FACS Buffer containing the indicated concentrations ofhuCD32b-binding antibodies (all on a human IgG1 [N297A] scaffold) andincubated 30 min at 4° C. After 3 successive washes with FACS buffer,cells were suspended in 50 μl FACS buffer containing a 1/100 dilution ofthe F(ab′)2 anti-human F(ab′)2-PE (Jackson Immunoresearch#109-116-097)and further incubated 30 min at 4° C. Cells were washed twice andsuspended in 200 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACS Canto II(acquisition of 5000 cells in the live cell gate). The Geometric MeanFluorescence (GMFI in the PE channel) was used as a measure of thebinding intensity of each antibody. FIG. 8 shows examples ofhuCD32b-binding antibodies displaying different binding epitopes basedon the reduced binding to CHO cells expressing specific huCD32b-mutants.NOV0281 and NOV1216 displayed reduced binding to epitope I deficientEDI106 and EDI107 huCD32b mutants indicating that these antibodiesmainly recognize epitope I (i.e. the Fc binding domain area) (FIG. 8a ,FIG. 8b ). The antibody NOV0563 displayed similar binding to all huCD32bCHO variants tested suggesting that such antibody either recognizes anepitope in between areas covered by epitope I and epitope II oralternatively an additional area in the back of the 3D huCD32b structureencompassing another single amino acid difference between huCD32b andhuCD32a, defined here as epitope III (FIG. 8c ). A summary of thebinding data in FIG. 8a , FIG. 8b , and FIG. 8c is presented in Table5A.

TABLE 5A Summary of huCD32b-binding antibodies binding to CHO cellsexpressing huCD32b with either disrupted Epitope 1 (Fc binding domain)or Epitope II. Robust binding to huCD32b Robust with Epitope binding toI (Fc binding Robust binding to WT domain) huCD32b with CD32b disruptedEpitope II disrupted Antibody MW83 EDI106 EDI107 EDI103 EDI104 EDI105NOV1216 yes no no yes nd yes NOV0281 yes nd no nd yes nd NOV0563 yes yesyes yes nd yes nd = not determined

NOV2108 Recognizes the CD32b Fc Binding Domain (Epitope I)

The binding epitope of huCD32b specific antibodies NOV2108 and NOV1216was evaluated by flow cytometry using stable CHO cell lines expressingWT human CD32a, CD32b or mutant CD32b variants in which the amino acidsdiffering between huCD32b and huCD32a in the Fc binding domain (epitopeI) or the opposite end of the CD32b molecule (epitope II) were abrogatedby reverting specific huCD32b residues into the corresponding aminoacids in CD32a. In EDI103 and EDI105 mutants, epitope II was disruptedby rendering it identical to huCD32a (FIG. 7a ). In EDI106 and EDI107mutants, epitope I of huCD32b was disrupted by rendering it identical tohuCD32a (FIG. 7b ). Adherent CHO cell lines were grown in DMEM (Lonzacat. no.: 12-604F), 10% FBS (Seradigm Prod. No 1500-500, Lot #112B15),600 μg/ml Hygromycin B (Life Tech 10687-010). Confluent cells wereharvested by rinsing with PBS (Lonza Cat. No. 17-516F) and treating with0.25% Trypsin (Gibco 25200-056) in culture. Following detachment cellswere pelleted, washed once in PBS, and resuspended in FACS Buffer (PBS1×containing 2% FBS). Each cell line was resuspended 2×10⁶ cells/ml beforealiquoting 100 μl/well in a 96 well u-bottom plate (Falcon 351177).Plates were spun down for 5 min at 1200 rpm and the supernatant wasdiscarded. Cells were then resuspended in 100 μl of FACS Buffercontaining the indicated concentrations of Alexa Fluor 647-labeled(Molecular Probes A20186) huCD32b-reactive antibodies (all on a humanIgG1 [N297A] scaffold) and incubated 30 min at 4° C. For FIG. 31, a fourpoint, 1:10 serial dilution starting at 100 ug/ml was prepared forAlexaFluor 647-labeled NOV1216 and AlexaFluor 647-labeled NOV2108. EachCHO cell line was incubated with one antibody as indicated in the figureseparately. After 3 successive washes with FACS buffer, cells weresuspended in 100 μl FACS buffer. After the final wash, cells wereresuspended in 100 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACS Canto II(acquisition of 5000 cells in the live cell gate). The Geometric MeanFluorescence Intensity (GMFI in the AF647 channel) was used as a measureof the binding intensity of each antibody.

NOV2108 and NOV1216 displayed reduced binding to epitope I deficientEDI106 and EDI107 huCD32b mutants (FIG. 31) indicating that theseantibodies recognize epitope I (i.e. the Fc binding domain) Bothantibodies showed similar binding to WT CD32b and epitope II deficientEDI103 and 105 huCD32b mutants indicating that epitope II is notrequired for the binding of the two antibodies. A summary of the bindingdata is summarized in Table 5B.

TABLE 5B Summary of huCD32b reactive antibodies binding to CHO cellsexpressing huCD32b with either disrupted Epitope 1 (Fc binding domain)or Epitope II. Robust binding Robust Robust to huCD32b binding bindingto with Epitope I Robust binding to to WT WT (Fc binding domain) huCD32bwith CD32a CD32b disrupted Epitope II disrupted Antibody MW83 MW83EDI106 EDI107 EDI103 EDI104 EDI105 NOV1216 nd yes no no yes nd yesNOV2108 no yes no no yes nd yes nd = not determinedb) Epitope Mapping of NOV2108 on huCD32b by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange

Hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDx) in combination with mass spectrometry(MS) (Woods V L, Hamuro Y (2001) High Resolution, High-Throughput AmideDeuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry (DXMS) Determination of ProteinBinding Site Structure and Dynamics: Utility in Pharmaceutical Design.J. Cell. Biochem. Supp.; 84(37): 89-98) was used to map the putativebinding site of Fab antibody NOV2108 on human CD32b (aa1-175) (SEQ IDNO:682). In HDx, exchangeable amide hydrogens of proteins are replacedby deuterium. This process is sensitive to protein structure/dynamicsand solvent accessibility and, therefore, able to report on locationsthat undergo a decrease in deuterium uptake upon ligand binding. Changesin deuterium uptake are sensitive to both direct binding and allostericevents.

HDx-MS experiments were performed using methods similar to thosedescribed in the literature (Chalmers M J, Busby S A, Pascal B D, He Y,Hendrickson C L, Marshall A G, Griffin P R (2006), Probing proteinLigand Interactions by Automated Hydrogen/deuterium Exchange MassSpectrometry. Anal. Chem.; 78(4): 1005-1014). In these experiments, thedeuterium uptake of human CD32b (aa1-175) was measured in the absenceand presence of antibody NOV2108 in Fab format. Regions in human CD32b(aa1-175) that show a decrease in deuterium uptake upon binding of theantibody are likely to be involved in the epitope; however, due to thenature of the measurement it is also possible to detect changes remotefrom the direct binding site (allosteric effects). Usually, the regionsthat have the greatest amount of protection are involved in directbinding although this may not always be the case. In order to delineatedirect binding events from allosteric effects, orthogonal measurements(e. g. X-ray crystallography, alanine mutagenesis, etc.) are required.

The human CD32b (aa1-175) epitope mapping experiments were performed ona Waters HDx-MS platform, which includes a LEAP autosampler, nanoACQUITYUPLC System, and Synapt G2 mass spectrometer. The deuterium buffer usedto label the protein backbone of human CD32b (aa1-175) with deuteriumwas 125 mM PBS, 150 mM NaCl, pH 7.2; the overall percentage of deuteriumin the solution was 95%. For human CD32b (aa1-175) deuterium labelingexperiments in the absence of antibody, 175 μmol of human CD32b

(aa1-175), volume of 9 μl, was diluted using 100 μl of the deuteriumbuffer for 25 minutes at 4° C. The labeling reaction was then quenchedwith 100 μl of chilled quench buffer at 2° C. for five minutes followedby injection onto the LC-MS system for automated pepsin digestion andpeptide analysis. For human CD32b (aa1-175) deuterium labelingexperiments in the presence of NOV2108, 175 μmol of human CD32b(aa1-175) is mixed with 210 μmol NOV2108 antibody in Fab format, totalvolume of 9 μl. The solution is then diluted using 100 μl of thedeuterium buffer for 25 minutes at 4° C. The labeling reaction was thenquenched with 100 μl of chilled quench buffer at 2° C. for five minutesfollowed by injected onto the LC-MS system for automated pepsindigestion and peptide analysis.

All experiments are carried out using a minimum three analyticaltriplicates. All deuterium exchange experiments were quenched using 0.5MTCEP and 3M Urea (pH=2.5). After quenching, the antigen was injectedinto the UPLC system where it is subjected to on-line pepsin digestionat 12° C. followed by a rapid 8 minute 2 to 35% acetonitrile gradientover a Waters CSH C18 1×100 mm column (maintained at 1° C.) at a flowrate of 40 uL/min.

For human CD32b (aa1-175) 94% of the sequence was monitored by thedeuterium exchange experiments as indicated in FIG. 32. In this figureeach bar represents a peptide that is monitored in all deuteriumexchange experiments.

For differential experiments between antibody NOV2108 Fab bound andunbound states it is informative to examine the difference in deuteriumuptake between the two states. In FIG. 33 a negative value indicatesthat the human CD32b-antibody complex undergoes less deuterium uptakerelative to human CD32b. A decrease in deuterium uptake can be due toprotection of the region from exchangeable deuterium or stabilization ofthe hydrogen bonding network. In contrast, a positive value indicatesthat the complex undergoes more deuterium uptake relative to humanCD32b. An increase in deuterium uptake can be due to destabilization ofhydrogen bonding networks (i.e. localized unfolding of the protein). Inthese experiments we did not observe any significant destabilization dueto the binding of NOV2108 Fab to CD32b.

When examining the differential change in deuterium exchange between twodifferent states, such as unbound human CD32b and human CD32b complexedwith antibody NOV2108, methods are utilized to determine if the changesare significant. In one method (Houde et al., J Pharm Sci100(6):2071-2086 (2011)), as long as the difference is greater than 0.5Da (denoted by the dashed line in FIG. 33), the difference is consideredsignificant. Using the previously mentioned method, upon the binding ofAb NOV2108 Fab, a single region, aa107-123 (VLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTF (SEQ IDNO: 685)), becomes significantly protected. Previously published datasuggest that several residues are critical for Fc binding:aa112-119(SWKDKPLV (SEQ ID NO: 686)) and aa133-138(SRSDPNF (SEQ ID NO:687)) (Hulett M D, Witort E, Brinkworth R I, McKenzie I F, and Hogarth PM. (1995), Multiple Regions of Human FcgRII (CD32) Contribute to theBinding of IgG. The J. Bio Chem.; 36 (270): 21188-21194). The regionaa112-119(SWKDKPLV (SEQ ID NO: 686)) is protected by NOV2108 binding inour HDx-MS experiments. The region corresponding to 133-138(SRSDPNF (SEQID NO: 687)) is not able to be monitored in our HDx-MS experiment; thisregion corresponds to C′/E loop. In FIG. 34, the region (in black color)protected by Ab NOV2108 is mapped onto a published human CD32b crystalstructure (Sondermann P., Huber R. and Jacob U. (1999), Crystalstructure of the soluble form of the human fcgamma-receptor IIb: a newmember of the immunoglobulin superfamily at 1.7 Å resolution. The EMBOJ.; 5(18):1095-1103). This region includes the B/C loop structure aswell as B+C β-sheets. These data support observations from functionalassays indicating that NOV2108 binds the CD32b Fc binding domain.

Example 9: Determination of Human Cd32B-Binding Antibodies Binding toCells Featuring a Range of Human Cd32B Expression

To determine anti-CD32b antibody binding to cells featuring variouslevels of CD32b expression, FACS analysis was performed on the KARPAS422(Sigma Aldrich 06101702) human cancer cell line which endogenouslyexpresses huCD32b; BJAB (DSMZ; ACC 757). Stable CHO cell line expressingCD32b and CD23a were also evaluated as were RAMOS cells which lack bothCD32b and CD32a. For adherent CHO cell lines, cells were suspended bytreating cells in culture with 0.25% Trypsin (Gibco 25200-056). Oncecells lifted, they were washed and resuspended with MACs buffer(Miltenyi biotec 130-091-222 with BSA stock (Miltenyi biotec130-091-376)). For suspension lines (Karpas422, BJAB, Ramos) cells,11×10⁶ cells were spun down, washed and resuspended with MACs buffer.All cell lines were resuspended to 4×10⁶ cells/ml before aliquoting 50μl/well in a 96 well round bottom plate (Costar 29442-066). Asevenpoint, 1:3 serial dilution of Alexa-647 labeled (Molecular ProbesA20186) N297A antibodies was prepared with 25 μl being added to eachwell. A non-targeting IgG1 [N297A scaffold] antibody was used as anegative control. Cells were incubated with antibody (all on a humanIgG1 [N297A] scaffold) for 30 minutes on ice. Cells were washed, thenresuspended in 100 μl MACs buffer with 7AAD (eBiocience 00-6993-50) at10 μl/ml, and analyzed on a BD FACs Canto (BD Biosciences). For allCD32b positive cell lines, binding of CD32b-binding antibodies was dosedependent (FIG. 9). The antibodies demonstrated limited binding to theCD32b negative Ramos or the CHO_CD32a cell lines. As anticipated, thenon-targeting isotype control antibody did not bind to cells.

Example 10: Determination of Cdr-H3 Mutant Human Cd32B-BindingAntibodies Binding Cells Featuring a Range of Human Cd32B Expression,Cd32a Expression, or Neither Fcgamma Receptors

To determine the binding of CDR-H3 mutant anti-CD32b antibodies tocells, FACS analysis was performed on KARPAS422 (Sigma Aldrich06101702), DAUDI (ATCC; CCL-213), and parental BJAB (DSMZ; ACC 757)human cancer cell lines which endogenously express huCD32b, as well asstable BJAB and CHO cell lines expressing CD32b. Stable CHO cell lineexpressing CD32a was also evaluated as was parental CHO cells which lackboth CD32b and CD32a.

For KARPAS422, DAUDI and BJAB cell lines, 11×10⁶ cells were spun down,washed and resuspended with MACs buffer (Miltenyi biotec 130-091-222with BSA stock (Miltenyi biotec 130-091-376)). For adherent CHO celllines, cells were suspended by treating cells in culture with 0.25%Trypsin (Gibco 25200-056). Once cells lifted, they were washed and thenresuspended with MACs buffer (Miltenyi biotec 130-091-222 with BSA stock(Miltenyi biotec 130-091-376)). All cell lines were resuspended to 4×10⁶cells/ml before aliquoting 50 μl/well in a 96 well round bottom plate(Costar 29442-066). An eight point, 1:3 serial dilution of Alexa-647labeled (Molecular Probes A20186) antibodies (all on a human IgG1[N297A] scaffold) were prepared with 25 μl being added to each well. Anon-targeting antibody (human IgG1 [N297A] scaffold) was used as anegative control. Cells were incubated with antibody for 30 minutes onice, then washed, resuspended MACs buffer with 7AAD (eBiocience00-6993-50) at 10 μl/ml, and analyzed on a Novoctye 3000 (ACEABiosciences 2010011). Geometric mean of signal per sample was determinedusing Weasel software. For all human CD32b positive cell lines, HCD-R3mutants NOV2107 and NOV2108 showed the most robust binding which wassimilar to the parental antibody NOV1216 (FIG. 10). For all antibodiestested, only minimal binding to human CD32a transfected CHO cells,relative to cells expressing human CD32b, was observed and no/veryminimal binding to CD32a/CD32b null CHO parental cells. These datademonstrate the specificity of the antibodies to human CD32b.

Example 11: Assessment of Primary NK Cell Driven, Specific ADCC ActivityAgainst Jeko-1 and Karpas422 Cancer Cell Lines Mediated by Fc WtAnti-Cd32B Antibodies

Fc wildtype anti-CD32b antibodies (human IgG1) were evaluated for theiractivity in a primary NK cell based antibody-dependent cell-mediatedcytotoxicity (ADCC) assay. In brief, PBMCs were isolated from a donor'sblood via a ficoll gradient. NK cells were then negatively selectedusing Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657). These effector cells werestimulated overnight with 10 ng/ml Il-2 (Peprotech catalog#200-02). Thefollowing day, Jeko-1 and Karpas422 cells were stained with Calceinacetoxy-methyl ester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog# C3100MP),washed twice, and transferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiter plate ata concentration of 10,000 cells per well. The cells were thenpre-incubated for 20 min with a serial dilution of the above mentionedantibodies before adding the effector cells at an effector to targetratio of 3:1. Following the co-incubation, the microtiter plate wascentrifuged and an aliquot of the supernatant fluid was transferred toanother microtiter plate (Corning Costar, catalog #3904) and theconcentration of free Calcein in solution was determined with afluorescence counter (Envision, Perkin Elmer).

In order to calculate the antibody specific lysis of the target cells, aparallel incubation of target cells without antibody or effector cellsserved as a baseline control (spontaneous release), whereas the positivecontrol or maximal release was determined by lysis of target cells onlywith a 1% Triton-X 100 solution. Percent specific lysis was calculatedusing this equation: (sample−spontaneous)/(maximumrelease−spontaneous)*100%.

All Fc wildtype anti-CD32b antibodies demonstrated concentrationdependent specific cell lysis of both cancer cell lines evaluated asillustrated in FIG. 11a and FIG. 11b . Ab NOV1216 demonstrated markedlyincreased activity against Jeko1 relative to the other antibodiesprofiled (FIG. 11a ). Against the KARPAS422 cell line, NOV1216, NOV0281,NOV0308 and NOV0563 showed roughly similar activity with NOV1216 beingslightly more active (FIG. 11b ). As anticipated, the non-targeted IgG1Fc wildtype negative control antibody was not active in these assays.

Example 12: In Vivo Antitumor Activity of Fc Wt Human Cd32B-BindingAntibodies in Established, Disseminated Jeko1 Xenografts

The antitumor activity of five Fc WT human IgG1 CD32b-binding antibodieswere evaluated in SCID.Beige mice harboring established mantle celllymphoma Jeko1 disseminated xenografts. Female SCID.Beige mice wereinjected intravenously (i.v.) via the tail vain with 1×10⁶ Jeko1 cellsstably transfected with a constitutively active promoter drivingluciferase expression. Cells were suspended in PBS and mice were i.v.inoculated with a final volume of 0.2 ml cell suspension. Whole bodytumor burden, restricted largely to bone marrow space (e.g., hindfemurs, vertebra, mandible; data not shown) and expressed as relativelight units (RLU), was assessed by injecting mice intraperitoneally(i.p.) with 10 ml/kg luciferin (15 mg/ml) and imaged with a XenogenIVIS-200 optical in vivo imaging system (Perkin Elmer) starting 10minutes after luciferin administration. Background RLU was assessed byimaging a mouse that was not administered luciferin.

Mice were imaged and enrolled in the study 10 days post cell inoculationwith an average tumor burden of 1.2×10⁶ RLU. After being randomlyassigned to one of five groups (n=5/group), mice were administered asingle 5 mg/kg i.v. injection of PBS, NOV0281, NOV1216, NOV0308, orNOV0563. Mice were weighed and imaged twice weekly to assess change inbody weight and whole body tumor burden.

Tumor burden was assessed 22d post cell implantation (10d post treatmentadministration), expressed as percent T/C (delta RLU of non-targetedIgG1 treated mice divided by delta RLU of treated mice). As anticipated,tumor burden increased rapidly following administration of thenon-targeted negative control antibody. All CD32b-binding antibodieswere effective at controlling tumor growth following a singleintravenous injection, with NOV1216 and NOV0563 being the most active (3and 2% T/C, respectively) (FIG. 12).

Example 13: Dose Response In Vivo Efficacy Study of Fc Wt NOV1216 inMice Bearing Established Daudi Xenografts

To further assess in vivo activity of Fc WT NOV1216, a dose responseefficacy study was conducted in mice harboring established Burkett'slymphoma Daudi xenografts. Female nude mice were implantedsubcutaneously with 5×10⁶ Daudi cells (100 μl injection volume)suspended in 50% phenol red-free matrigel (BD Biosciences) diluted withPBS. Mice were enrolled in the study 18 days post implantation withaverage tumor volume of 140 mm³. After being randomly assigned to one offive experimental groups (n=6/group), mice were administered weeklyintravenous injections of one of the following: PBS, Fc silent NOV1216N297A (20 mg/kg qw*12) or Fc WT NOV1216 (5, 10, or 20 mg/kg qw*12).Tumor burden was assessed 35d post cell implantation and 18d posttreatment administration, expressed as percent T/C (delta tumor volumeof PBS treated mice divided by delta tumor volume of treated mice). Timeto endpoint, defined as tumors reaching 800 mm³, was also evaluated.

Dose dependent anti-tumor activity and time to endpoint was observedwith Fc WT NOV1216. The highest dose demonstrated the most robustanti-tumor activity (4% T/C at 35d post implantation) and longest timeto endpoint (FIG. 13). The Fc silent NOV1216 N297A antibody had verylimited effect on tumor volume and time to endpoint. These datademonstrate that NOV1216 has robust and durable Fc dependent antitumoractivity against established Burkett's lymphoma Daudi xenografts in nudemice.

Example 14: Assessment of Fc Modification on Cd16a Activation in aReporter Assay or Primary NK Cell Driven Cell Lysis

The ability to enhance NOV1216 ADCC function by either afucosylation(antibody was produced with N-glycan structure lacking core fucose asdescribed in Example 3 above) or Fc engineering (eADCC Fc mutationsS239D/A330L/I332E) was investigated in vitro. Fc activity was evaluatedin the Jurkat-NFAT reporter assay and a primary NK cell ADCC assay.

Ability of Fc WT, Afucosylated, and Fc Modified (eADCC or N297A)CD32b-Binding NOV1216 to Activate Human CD16a in the Jurkat-NFATReporter System

The Jurkat-NFAT reporter assay was used to assess the ability ofCD32b-binding antibodies to bind CD32b positive target cells andsubsequently activate CD16a on Jurkat-NFAT v158 reporter cells. Targetcell lines with variable amounts of CD32b expression (DAUDI; ATCCCCL-213 and Jeko-1; DSMZ ACC533) were used. NOV1216 Fc WT and versionswith multiple Fc engineering strategies were profiled in this assay.These included Fc enhanced (afucosylated and eADCC Fc mutations) and Fcsilent (N297A) versions of NOV1216. Cell lines were collected, washed inPBS (Gibco 14190-144), resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax(61870-036)+10% FBS (Gibco 26140-079)) to 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml, and 30μl/well aliquoted into a 96 well white plate (Costar #3917). The JurkatNFAT v158 reporter cell line was collected, washed in PBS, resuspendedin assay media to 3×10⁶ cells/ml, and aliquoted at 30 μl/well resultingin a final effector to target ratio of 6:1. A seven point 1:10 serialdilution of each antibody (Fc wild type, N297A, or eADCC Fc mutant) wasprepared in triplicate. Control wells included Jurkat NFAT v158 reportercell alone, Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line and antibody, or JurkatNFAT v158 reporter cell line and CD32b positive target cell line. BrightGlo (Promega #E2620) was added to each well (60 μl/well) except theappropriate negative control wells and the plates were subsequently readon an Envision (Perkin Elmer). The resulting luminescence signal isnormalized to the highest signal for each antibody within a cell line.This highest signal was designated “100” and all other antibody signalswithin a cell line were normalized to it. With both Daudi and Jeko-1target cell lines, afucosylated and eADCC Fc mutant NOV1216 yieldedsimilar CD16a activation which was greater than that observed with Fc WTNOV1216 (FIG. 14a , FIG. 14b ). As anticipated, the Fc silent NOV1216N297A did not activate CD16a in this reporter assay.

Ability of Fc WT and Fc Modified (Afucosylated or N297A) CD32b-BindingNOV1216 to Elicit Primary NK Cell Driven ADCC Activity Against CD32bPositive Target Cells

The Fc dependent, ADCC activity of the CD32b antibodies was measured bythe ability of isolated human natural killer cells to kill CD32bpositive target cells. The CD32b target cells used in this assay wereDAUDI (ATCC CCL-213) and Jeko-1 (DSMZ ACC533). In brief, PBMCs wereisolated from a Leukopak (HemaCare catalog# PB001F-3) via a ficollgradient (GE Healthcare 17-1440-02). NK cells were then negativelyselected using Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657) and then incubatedin basic media overnight (RPMI/10% FBS/1% antimitotic/antibiotic). Thefollowing day, CD32b positive target cells were stained with Calceinacetoxy-methyl ester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog# C3100MP),washed twice, and transferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiter plate ata concentration of 10,000 cells per well. The cells were thenpre-incubated for 20 min with a serial dilution of the antibodies beforeadding the effector cells at an effector to target ratio of 20:1.Following the 4.0 hour co-incubation, the microtiter plate wascentrifuged and an aliquot of the supernatant fluid was transferred toanother microtiter plate (Corning Costar, catalog #3904) and theconcentration of free Calcein in solution was determined with anEnVision plate reader (Perkin Elmer).

In order to calculate the antibody specific lysis of the target cells, aparallel incubation of target cells without antibody or effector cellsserved as a baseline control (spontaneous release), whereas the positivecontrol or maximal release was determined by lysis of target cells onlywith a 1% Triton-X 100 solution. Percent specific lysis was calculatedusing this equation: (sample−spontaneous)/(maximumrelease−spontaneous)*100%. In both cell lines evaluated, theafucosylated version of NOV1216 was more active than the Fc WT version(FIG. 14c , FIG. 14d ). As anticipated, the Fc silent N297A version ofNOV1216 was not active.

Ability of Fc WT and Fc Modified (eADCC Fc Mutant or N297A)CD32b-Binding Antibodies to Elicit Primary NK Cell Driven ADCC ActivityAgainst CD32b Positive Jeko-1 Cells

In a third experiment, the Fc dependent, ADCC activity of a panel ofCD32b antibodies was measured by the ability of isolated human naturalkiller cells to kill CD32b positive Jeko-1 cells (DSMZ ACC533). Inbrief, PBMCs were isolated from a Leukopak (HemaCare catalog# PB001F-3)via a ficoll gradient (GE Healthcare 17-1440-02). NK cells were thennegatively selected using Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657). Theseeffector cells were stimulated overnight with 10 ng/ml I1-2(Peprotech#200-02). The following day, Jeko-1 cells were stained withCalcein acetoxy-methyl ester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog#C3100MP), washed twice, and transferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiterplate at a concentration of 10,000 cells per well. The cells were thenpre-incubated for 20 min with a serial dilution of the antibodies beforeadding the effector cells at an effector to target ratio of 3:1.Following co-incubation, the microtiter plate was centrifuged and analiquot of the supernatant fluid was transferred to another microtiterplate (Corning Costar, catalog #3904) and the concentration of freeCalcein in solution was determined with EnVision plate reader (PerkinElmer).

In order to calculate the antibody specific lysis of the target cells, aparallel incubation of target cells without antibody or effector cellsserved as a baseline control (spontaneous release), whereas the positivecontrol or maximal release was determined by lysis of target cells onlywith a 1% Triton-X 100 solution. Percent specific lysis was calculatedusing this equation: (sample−spontaneous)/(maximumrelease−spontaneous)*100%. In the case of each antibody profiled(NOV0281, NOV1216, and NOV1218), the eADCC Fc modification increasedADCC activity over that of the Fc WT IgG1 (FIG. 15). As anticipated, theFc silent N297A versions of the antibodies were minimally active in thisassay.

Example 15: Assessment of Fc Wt, eADCC Fc Mutant, and N297A Versions ofNOV1216 to Activate Cd16A in a Reporter Assay with Target CellsFeaturing a Range of Human Cd32B Expression

The Jurkat-NFAT reporter assay was used to assess the ability ofCD32b-binding antibodies to activate CD16a on Jurkat-NFAT v158 reportercells with a panel of target cell lines featuring a range of human CD32bexpression. The CD32b positive target cell lines were as follows:Lama-84 (DSMZ ACC168), Jeko-1 (DSMZ ACC 553), Karpas-620 (DSMZ ACC 514),MOLP-2 (DSMZ ACC 607), and Raji (ATCC CCL-86). The CD32b negative Ramoscell line (ATCC CRL-1596), served as a negative control. Fc WT, eADCC Fcmutant (S239D/A330L/I332E), and N297A versions of NOV1216 were profiledin this experiment.

In brief, cell lines were collected, washed in PBS (Gibco 14190-144),resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax (61870-036)+10% FBS (Gibco26140-079)) to 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml, and 30 μl/well aliquoted into a 96 wellwhite plate (Costar #3917). The Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line wascollected, washed in PBS, resuspended in assay media to 3×10⁶ cells/ml,and aliquoted at 30 μl/well resulting in a final effector to targetratio of 6:1. A seven point 1:10 serial dilution of each antibody (Fcwild type, N297A, or eADCC Fc mutant) was prepared in triplicate.Control wells included Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell alone, Jurkat NFATv158 reporter cell line and antibody, or Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cellline and CD32b positive target cell line. Bright Glo (Promega #E2620)was added at 60 μl/well to each well except the appropriate negativecontrol wells and the plates were subsequently read on an Envision(Perkin Elmer). The resulting luminescence signal is normalized to thehighest signal for each antibody with in a cell line. This highestsignal was designated “100” and all other antibody signals within a cellline were normalized to it. Both the Fc WT and eADCC Fc mutant versionsof NOV1216 elicited activation of CD16a in this assay, with the latterFc enhanced version yielding a more robust signal (FIG. 16). This wasobserved across all cell lines profiled with the exception of the CD32bnegative Ramos cell line. As anticipated, the Fc silent NOV1216 N297Adid not activate CD16a in this reporter assay.

Example 16: Assessment of Afucosylated CDR-H3 Mutant Cd32B-BindingAntibody Activation of Cd16A in a Reporter Assay with Target CellsFeaturing a Range of Human Cd32B Expression

The Jurkat-NFAT reporter assay was used to assess the ability ofafucosylated (afuc) CD32b-binding CDR-H3 antibodies to activate CD16a onJurkat-NFAT v158 reporter cells with a panel of target cell linesfeaturing a range of human CD32b expression. The CD32b positive targetcell lines were as follows: Daudi (ATCC CCL-213), parental BJAB (DSMZ,ACC 757), and KARPAS422 (Sigma Aldrich 06101702) and stable BJAB cellsexpression human CD32b.

In brief, cell lines were collected, washed in PBS (Gibco 14190-144),resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax (61870-036)+10% FBS (Gibco26140-079)) to 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml, and 30 μl/well aliquoted into a 96 wellwhite plate (Costar #3917). The Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line wascollected, washed in PBS, resuspended in assay media to 3×10⁶ cells/ml,and aliquoted at 30 μl/well resulting in a final effector to targetratio of 6:1. A five point 1:10 serial dilution of each afucosylatedantibody (NOV1216, NOV2106, NOV2107, NOV2108) was prepared intriplicate. Control wells included Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell alone,Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line and antibody, or Jurkat NFAT v158reporter cell line and CD32b positive target cell line. Bright Glo(Promega #E2620; 60 μl) was added to all wells, with the exception ofthe appropriate negative control wells, and the plates were subsequentlyread on an Envision (Perkin Elmer). All three of the afucosylatedCD32b-binding CDR-H3 mutants (NOV2106, NOV2107, NOV2108) andafucosylated NOV1216 potently activated CD16a (FIG. 17). Robust CD16aactivation was observed across each of the three CD32b positive celllines. As anticipated, the N297A Fc silent version of NOV1216 did notactivate CD16a in this reporter assay.

Example 17: Assessment of Afucosylated CDR-H3 Mutant Antibody ADCCActivity in a Primary NK Cell Assay Activity of Afucosylated NOV1216 andCDR-H3 Mutants NOV2106, NOV2107, and NOV2108 in a Primary NK Cell ADCCAssay

A primary NK cell ADCC assay was utilized to assess the Fc dependentactivity of afucosylated CDR-H3 mutants and afucosylated NOV1216. CD32bpositive Daudi (ATCC CCL-213) and KARPAS422 (Sigma Aldrich 06101702)cells served as target cells.

In brief, PBMCs were isolated from a Leukopak (HemaCare catalog#PB001F-3) via a ficoll gradient. NK cells were then negatively selectedusing Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657) and then incubated in basicmedia overnight (RPMI/10% FBS/1% antimitotic/antibiotic). The followingday, Daudi and Karpas 422 cells were stained with Calcein acetoxy-methylester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog# C3100MP), washed twice, andtransferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiter plate at a concentration of10,000 cells per well. The cells were then pre-incubated for 20 min witha serial dilution of the antibodies before adding the effector cells atan effector to target ratio of 20:1. Following the co-incubation, themicrotiter plate was centrifuged and an aliquot of the supernatant fluidwas transferred to another microtiter plate (Corning Costar, catalog#3904) and the concentration of free Calcein in solution was determinedwith a fluorescence counter (Envision, Perkin Elmer).

In order to calculate the antibody specific lysis of the target cells, aparallel incubation of target cells without antibody or effector cellsserved as a baseline control (spontaneous release), whereas the positivecontrol or maximal release was determined by lysis of target cells onlywith a 1% Triton-X 100 solution. Percent specific lysis was calculatedusing this equation: (sample−spontaneous)/(maximumrelease−spontaneous)*100%. All three afucosylated CDR-H3 mutantantibodies (NOV2106, NOV2107, and NOV2108) and afucosylated NOV1216demonstrated robust specific cell lysis of both Daudi and Karpas422target cell lines (FIG. 18). As anticipated, the non-targetedafucosylated antibody was not active in this assay.

Activity of Afucosylated NOV1216 and CDR-H3 Mutants NOV2107 and NOV2108in a Primary NK Cell ADCC Assay

In an additional experiment, a primary NK cell ADCC assay was utilizedto assess the Fc dependent activity of afucosylated CDR-H3 mutantantibodies and afucosylated NOV1216. CD32b positive Daudi (ATCC CCL-213)cells served as target cells.

In brief, PBMCs were isolated from an outsourced Leukopak (HemaCarecatalog# PB 001F-3) via a ficoll gradient. NK cells were then negativelyselected using Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657) and stimulatedovernight with 100 pg/ml IL-2 (Peprotech #200-02). The following day,Daudi and Karpas 422 cells were stained with Calcein acetoxy-methylester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog# C3100MP), washed twice, andtransferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiter plate at a concentration of10,000 cells per well. The cells were then pre-incubated for 20 min witha serial dilution of the antibodies before adding the effector cells atan effector to target ratio of 3:1. Following the co-incubation, themicrotiter plate was centrifuged and an aliquot of the supernatant fluidwas transferred to another microtiter plate (Corning Costar, catalog#3904) and the concentration of free Calcein in solution was determinedwith a fluorescence counter (Envision, Perkin Elmer).

In order to calculate the antibody specific lysis of the target cells, aparallel incubation of target cells without antibody or effector cellsserved as a baseline control (spontaneous release), whereas the positivecontrol or maximal release was determined by lysis of target cells onlywith a 1% Triton-X 100 solution. Percent specific lysis was calculatedusing this equation: (sample−spontaneous)/(maximumrelease−spontaneous)*100%. Both afucosylated CDR-H3 mutant antibodies,NOV2107 and NOV2108, as well as afucosylated NOV1216 demonstrated robustspecific cell lysis of Daudi target cells (FIG. 19).

Example 18: In Vivo Activity of Fc Wt, eADCC Fc Mutant, and N297AVersions of NOV1216 Against the Daudi Xenograft Model

To explore the effect of the eADCC Fc mutations (S239D/A330L/I332E) onNOV1216 activity in vivo, an efficacy study was conducted in miceharboring established Burkett's lymphoma Daudi xenografts. Female nudemice were implanted subcutaneously with 5×10⁶ Daudi cells (100 μlinjection volume) suspended in 50% phenol red-free matrigel (BDBiosciences) diluted with PBS. Mice were enrolled in the study 18 dayspost implantation with average tumor volume of 140 mm³. After beingrandomly assigned to one of 4 experimental groups (n=6/group), mice wereadministered weekly intravenous injections of one of the following: PBS,Fc silent NOV1216 N297A (20 mg/kg qw*12), Fc WT NOV1216 (10 mg/kgqw*12), or NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant (10 mg/kg qw*3). Tumor burden wasassessed 35d post cell implantation and 18d post treatmentadministration, expressed as percent T/C (delta tumor volume of PBStreated mice divided by delta tumor volume of treated mice). Time toendpoint, defined as tumors reaching 800 mm³, was also evaluated.

Consistent with in vitro observations, NOV1216 harboring the eADCC Fcmutations was more active than Fc WT NOV1216 in vivo as illustrated by asmaller tumor volume at 34d post cell implantation and time to endpoint(FIG. 20). The Fc silent NOV1216 N297A antibody had very limited effecton tumor volume and time to endpoint. These data demonstrate that Fcenhanced NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant was more active than Fc wt NOV1216 inan established in vivo xenograft model. Importantly, the anti-tumorresponse of NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant was quite durable as evidenced bythe fact that time to endpoint was extended despite receiving only threei.v. doses, i.e. qw*3, relative to the other experimental groups whichwere dosed qw*12.

Example 19: In Vivo Anti-Tumor Activity of Afucosylated NOV1216 andAfucosylated CDR-H3 Mutants Against Daudi Xenografts

A multi-dose efficacy study in established Burkett's lymphoma Daudixenografts was conducted to assess the in vivo activity of theCD32b-binding, afucosylated NOV1216 antibody and the afucosylated CDR-H3mutant antibodies, NOV2106, NOV2107 and NOV2108. Female nude mice wereimplanted subcutaneously with 5×10⁶ Daudi cells in a suspensioncontaining 50% phenol red-free matrigel (BD Biosciences) in PBS (100 μltotal injection volume). Mice were enrolled in the study 13 days postimplantation with average tumor volume of 197 mm³. After being randomlyassigned to one of four groups (n=6/group), mice were administeredweekly intravenous injections of PBS (10 ml/kg qw*3) or 20 mg/kg qw*3 ofone of the following afucosylated antibodies: NOV1216, NOV2106, NOV2107,or NOV2108. All four CD32b-binding antibodies were active yieldingrobust tumor growth control (FIG. 21).

Example 20: Blocking Cd32B with Fc Silent NOV1216 N297A Enhances theAbility of Rituximab and Obinutuzumab to Activate Cd16A in a ReporterAssay

Studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of human CD32b expressionby CD20 positive cells on the ability of rituximab and obinutuzumab toactivate CD16a in the Jurkat-NFAT reporter assay. The consequence ofcombining Fc silent NOV1216 with rituximab or obinutuzumab on theirability to activate CD16a was also evaluated.

CD32b negative parental Ramos cells were obtained from ATCC (CRL-1596)and Ramos cells stably expressing human CD32b were generated. In brief,for the generation of stable Ramos cell lines exogenously expressinghuman CD32b, Gateway Technology was used to insert the full length humanCD32b1 sequence (UniProtKB P31994-1) into the lentiviral expressionvector OPS_v19_pLenti6.3-EF1a-gw with Gateway LR Clonase II Enzyme mix(Invitrogen 11791-020). To generate virus, the huCD32b₁/V19 plasmid wasthen mixed with the packaging vectors PCG and VSV-G in TransIT-193transfection reagent (Minis MIR2700) and Optimem Serum Free Medium(Invitrogen #11058021). The mixture was incubated at room temperaturefor 20 minutes and then added to HEK-293T cells on Biocoat Collagencoated 10 cm plates (BD #356450). The next day the medium was changed toDMEM (Gibco 11965-092)+10% FBS (Gibco 26140-079)+1×NEAA (Gibco11965-092) and returned to 37° C. for 72 hours. At viral harvesting,supernatant was collected, pooled and filtered through 0.45 uM celluloseacetate filters (Corning #430314).

For the transduction of stable Ramos cell lines with the virus, 1×10⁶cells were plated in a flat bottom 24 well plate (Costar 3526). To thecells, 1 ml of warmed to 37° C. CD32b1/V19 virus was added with 8 ug/mlof polybrene (Sigma H9268). Cells were spun at room temperature for 1.5hours at 2250 rpm. Viral supernatant was then removed and 3 ml of freshmedia was added to the cells which were then transferred to a 6 wellplate (Costar 3516). The cells were incubated at 37° C. for two daysbefore being transferred to a T25 flask. Once cells were fullyrecovered, selective media containing Blasticidin was applied. The finalstable line was a pooled population uniformly expressing high levels ofhuman CD32b1 relative to non-transduced parental lines as determined byflow cytometry.

Once the cell lines were developed, they were collected, washed in PBS(Gibco 14190-144), resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax(61870-036)+10% FBS (Gibco 26140-079)) to 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml, and 30μl/well aliquoted into a 96 well white plate (Costar #3917). The JurkatNFAT v158 reporter cell line was collected, washed in PBS, resuspendedin assay media to 3×10⁶ cells/ml, and aliquoted at 30 μl/well resultingin a final effector to target ratio of 6:1. A seven point 1:10 serialdilution of rituximab or obinutuzumab was prepared in triplicate. Fcsilent NOV1216 N297A was excluded from control wells containing onlyrituximab or obinutuzumab to serve as a baseline controls or combinedwith rituximab or obinutuzumab at 30 μg/ml. All serial dilutions wereplated in triplicate. Control wells included Jurkat NFAT v158 reportercell alone, Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line and antibody, or JurkatNFAT v158 reporter cell line and target positive target cell line.Bright Glo (Promega #E2620) was added at 60 μl/well to each well, withthe exception of the appropriate negative control wells, and the plateswere subsequently read on an Envision (Perkin Elmer).

Both rituximab and obinutuzumab bound to Ramos cells efficiently andactivated CD16a on the reporter cells, whereas this activation wasweaker when human CD32b was overexpressed on the Ramos cells, suggestingthat CD32b was interfering with CD16a activation by the CD20 targetedrituximab (FIG. 22, top panel) and obinutuzumab (FIG. 22, bottom panel).When incubated with the Ramos huCD32b cells alone, NOV1216 N297A (Fcsilent) was unable to activate CD16a on the reporter cells. However, incombination with rituximab or obinutuzumab NOV1216 N297A increased theactivation of CD16a by Ramos huCD32b over cells incubated with rituximabor obinutuzumab alone. Taken together, these data demonstrated thatNOV1216 N297A enhanced CD16a activation by rituximab and obinutuzumabwhen CD32b and CD20 are co-expressed on the same target cells. Theenhancement is believed to be due to blocking of CD32b binding to the Fcportion of rituximab and obinutuzumab.

Example 21: Blocking Cd32B with Fc Silent NOV1216 N297A or Fc SilentN297A CDR-H3 Mutant Antibodies Enhances the Ability of Rituximab toActivate Cd16A

Studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of combining Fc silentNOV1216 and Fc silent CDR-H3 mutant antibodies, NOV2106, NOV2107, andNOV2018, with rituximab on the ability of rituximab to activate CD16awith CD20 and CD32b positive BJAB cells as the target cell line.

BJAB cells were obtained from (DSMZ; ACC 757) and engineered to stablyexpress human CD32b1 (produced using the same methods outlined inExample 20). In brief, cell lines were collected, washed in PBS (Gibco14190-144), resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax (61870-036)+10%FBS (Gibco 26140-079)) to 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml, and 30 μl/well aliquotedinto a 96 well white plate (Costar #3917). The Jurkat NFAT v158 reportercell line was collected, washed in PBS, resuspended in assay media to3×10⁶ cells/ml, and aliquoted at 30 μl/well resulting in a finaleffector to target ratio of 6:1. A seven point 1:10 serial dilution ofrituximab was prepared in triplicate. Fc silent N297A variants ofNOV1216, NOV2106, NOV2107, or NOV2108 was excluded from control wellscontaining only rituximab to serve as a baseline controls or combinedwith rituximab at 30 μg/ml. Control wells included Jurkat NFAT v158reporter cell alone, Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line and antibody,or Jurkat NFAT v158 reporter cell line and target positive target cellline. Bright Glo (Promega #E2620) was added at 60 μl/well to each wellexcept the appropriate negative control wells and the plates weresubsequently read on an Envision (Perkin Elmer). Rituximab bound tohCD32b BJAB cells efficiently activated CD16a on the reporter cells Incombination with rituximab the Fc silent N297A variants of NOV1216,NOV2106, NOV2107, or NOV2108 increased the activation of CD16a by BJABhuCD32b over cells incubated with rituximab alone (FIG. 23). Takentogether, these data demonstrated that the Fc silent, CD32b targetingantibodies enhanced CD16a activation by rituximab when CD32b and CD20are co-expressed on the same target cells. One explanation is that theenhancement is due to blocking of CD32b binding to the Fc portion ofrituximab.

Example 22: In Vivo Anti-Tumor Activity of NOV1216 eADCC Fc Mutant as aSingle Agent or in Combination with Rituximab or Obinutuzumab in theDaudi Xenograft Model

In vitro findings described above demonstrate that expression of CD32breduces Fc dependent activity of both rituximab (type I) andobinutuzumab (type II) CD20 targeted therapeutics and CD32b targeted Abcombined robustly with each of these CD20 targeted therapeutics. Toexplore these observations in vivo, a combination efficacy study wasconducted in mice harboring established Burkett's lymphoma Daudixenografs. Female nude mice were implanted subcutaneously with 5×10⁶Daudi cells. Cells were suspended in a suspension containing 50% phenolred-free matrigel (BD Biosciences) in PBS. The total injection volumecontaining cells in suspension was 100 μl. Mice were enrolled in thestudy 18 days post implantation with average tumor volume of 201 mm³After being randomly assigned to one of six groups (n=7/group), micewere administered weekly intravenous injections (10 mg/kg qw) ofrituximab, obinutuzumab, NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant (S239D/A330L/I332E),rituximab+NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant (10 mg/kg qw each), orobinutuzumab+NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant (10 mg/kg qw each). Tumor burdenwas assessed 31d post cell implantation and 18d post treatmentadministration and expressed as percent T/C (delta tumor volume of PBStreated mice divided by delta tumor volume of treated mice). Time toendpoint, defined as tumors reaching 800 mm³, was also evaluated.

At 31d post treatment initiation, limited anti-tumor activity wasobserved with single agent rituximab or obinutuzumab (69 and 55% T/C,respectively), while NOV1216 eADCC Fc mutant demonstrated robustanti-tumor activity (17% T/C) (FIG. 24). This translated intodifferences in time to endpoint. The combination of NOV1216 eADCC Fcmutant and either rituximab or obinutuzumab resulted in increased timeto endpoint relative to each single agent (FIG. 24).

Example 23: Blocking Cd32B with Fc Silent N297A CDR-H3 Mutant AntibodyNOV2108 Enhances the Ability of Daratumumab to Activate Cd16A

CD38 is expressed on multiple myeloma cells and an anti-CD38 antibodydaratumumab has recently been approved by the FDA for treatment ofmultiple myeloma. When CD32b and CD38 are co-expressed on the same cell,it is possible that CD32b could bind to the Fc of daratumumab and leadto internalization of the therapeutic antibody or sequestration of thedaratumumab Fc from activating FcγRs expressed on effector cells. Thisexample evaluates whether NOV2108 can block the binding of CD32b to theFc of daratumumab and thereby allow more robust activation of CD16a(FcγRIIIa) by daratumumab.

MM1.S cells were obtained from ATCC (CRL-2974). The parental MM1.S cellsand MM1.S cells stable expressing human CD32b1 (produced using the samemethods outlined in Example 20) were collected, washed in PBS (Gibco14190-144), resuspended in assay media (RPMI Glutamax (Gibco61870-036)+10% FBS (Gibco 26140-079)) and aliquoted into a 96 well whiteplate (costar #3917) at 15,000 cells/well. The Jurkat NFAT v158 reportercell line was added to each well at 90,000 cells/well. An eight point1:10 serial dilution of daratumumab was prepared with the startingconcentration at 10 ug/ml. To each well containing daratumumab andNOV2108 combination, a saturating amount of NOV2108-N297A antibody isadded at 10 ug/ml. All conditions are plated in triplicate. Controlwells include reporter cells alone, reporter cells and antibody, orreporter cells and MM1.S or MM1.S huCD32b cells. Plates were incubatedat a 37° C. incubator with 5% CO₂ for 4 hours. Following theco-incubation, Britelite plus (Perkin Elmer, catalog#6066769; 70 μl) wasadded to all wells, with the exception of the background control wells.Resulting luminescence was subsequently read on an Envision (PerkinElmer) and then plotted using Prism software. Daratumumab bound to MM1.Scells efficiently activated CD16a on the reporter cells, whereas thisactivation was weaker when human CD32b was overexpressed on the MM1.Scells, suggesting that CD32b was interfering with CD16a activation bydaratumumab (FIG. 25). When incubated with the MM1.S huCD32b cellsalone, NOV2108-N297A (Fc silent) was unable to activate CD16a on thereporter cells. However, in combination with daratumumab, NOV2108-N297Aincreased the activation of CD16a by MM1.S huCD32b over cells incubatedwith daratumumab alone. Taken together, these data demonstrated thatNOV2108-N297A enhanced CD16a activation by daratumumab when CD32b andCD38 are co-expressed on the same target cells. One explanation for theobserved enhancement is that the anti-CD32b antibody blocks CD32bbinding to the Fc portion of daratumumab, making the Fc portionavailable for interacting with activatory Fc gamma receptors (e.g.CD16a).

Example 24: Wildtype and Fc Enhanced NOV1216 and NOV2108 EfficientlyMediate Daudi Target Cell Killing by Human Macrophages

Macrophages have been shown as potent effector cells forantibody-mediated tumor cell clearance (see Uchida et al., J Exp Med.199(12):1659-69 (2004); Pallasch et al., Cell 156(3):590-602 (2014);Overdijk et al., MAbs 7(2):311-21 (2015); Dilillo et al., Cell161(5):1035-45 (2015)). This example evaluated the efficiency of the FcWT, Fc silent N297A mutant, and afucosylated versions of antibodyNOV1216; the Fc WT, Fc silent N297A mutant, and afucosylated versions ofantibody NOV2108; and Fc WT and Fc silent N297A versions of anti-CD32bantibody Clone 10 from WO 2012/022985 to mediate target cell killing bymacrophages. The CDR, VH and VL sequences of antibody Clone 10 appear tobe identical to antibody 6G11 from WO2015/173384.

The macrophage-mediated cell killing assay was conducted to measure theability of human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDM) to kill opsonizedCD32b luciferized Daudi cells. In brief, PBMCs were isolated from aLeukopak (HemaCare, catalog# PB001F-3) using Ficoll gradientcentrifugation. Monocytes were then negatively selected using Miltenyihuman monocyte isolation kit II (catalog#130-091-153). Isolatedmonocytes were further seeded on a 96-well flat-bottom microtiter plate(Corning, catalog#3596) at a concentration of 300,000 cells per well andcultured for 7 days in complete macrophage medium [(X-VIVO15 (Lonza,catalog#04-744Q)+10% FBS)] supplemented with 10 ng/ml M-CSF (PeproTech,catalog#300-25). Luciferized Daudi cells were harvested andpre-incubated for 10 min with a serial dilution of the antibodies. Thesetarget cells with corresponding antibodies were transferred to hMDMplates at 10,000 cells/well. Target cells with or without antibodies (nomacrophages) were included as controls. Plates were incubated at a 37°C. incubator with 5% CO₂ for 4 hours. Following the co-incubation,Britelite plus (Perkin Elmer, catalog#6066769; 70 μl) was added to allwells, with the exception of the background control wells (Daudi cellsonly). Target cells with Britelite served as maximal signal controlswhereas target cells without Britelite served as background controls. Analiquot of the supernatant fluid was transferred to another microtiterplate (Corning Costar, catalog #3917) and the luminescence signal wassubsequently measured on an Envision (Perkin Elmer). The percent killingof target cells was calculated using the following formula:[1−(sample−background)/maximal)]×100%.

Fc wildtype (WT) antibodies NOV1216 or NOV2108 mediated robust killingof Daudi cells whereas WT Clone 10 antibody showed minimum effect (FIG.26). Afucosylation further enhanced the macrophage-mediated target cellkilling by NOV1216 or NOV2108. No macrophage-mediated killing wasobserved on Daudi cells incubated with isotype (anti-chicken lysozymeantibody) control, indicating that cell killing requires specificbinding of the antibodies to CD32b expressed on Daudi cells. Inaddition, the Fc-silenced (N297A) mutant antibodies (NOV1216, NOV2108 orClone 10) did not mediate target cell killing by macrophages, suggestingthat activation of macrophage Fcγ receptors is required for cell killingin this assay.

Example 25: Impact of Cd32B-Binding Antibodies 2B6 and NOV1216 (Fc Wtand Fc Modified) on Basal and Crosslinked Anti-Igm-Stimulated pCD32BLevels in Primary Human B Cells

Cross-linked anti-IgM is known to activate B cells and subsequentlyyield phosphorylation of the CD32b ITIM. A series of experiments wereconducted to assess the impact of various CD32b-binding antibodies onbasal pCD32b levels (tyrosine 292) as well as anti-IgM stimulated pCD32levels.

In brief, PBMCs were isolated from donated human whole blood by Ficollgradient. B cells were then isolated using the Miltenyi B cell isolationkit II (Miltenyi Biotech 130-091-151) and protocol. B cells were platedin a 24 well plate (costar 3526) at 1×10⁶ cells/well in RPMI. Inexperimental wells set up to assess the impact of CD32b-bindingantibodies, 2B6 (see Rankin et al., 2006 Blood 108(7):2384-2391 and U.S.Pat. No. 7,521,542) or NOV1216 antibodies at a final concentration of 5nM (Fc WT, eADCC Fc mutant (S239D/A330L/I332E), afucosylated, and N297Aversions) on pCD32b levels in the presence or absence of crosslinkedanti-IgM. Control wells had no treatment, crosslinked anti-IgM only,CD32b-binding antibody only, or afucosylated non-targeted antibody only(isotype control). Following 10 minutes of incubation at 37° C., B cellswere harvested and lysed with Ripa buffer (Boston Bioproducts BP-115)containing Halt protease inhibitor (Thermo Scientific 78430) andPhosphostop (Roche 04-906-837-001). Protein lysate was reduced, ran on aPVDF gel (BioRad 170-4157), transferred to a PVDF membrane (BioRad567-1084), and blocked with Odyssey blocking buffer (Licor 927-40000).The membrane was probed with pCD32b (Abam ab68423) and beta actin (Abcamab8226) primary antibodies overnight, both at 1:25000 dilution.Following four washes (Tris Buffered Saline with Tween (TBST); BostonBioProducts 1BB-181X), secondary antibodies (IR800 anti-mouse, Licor925-32210 and IR680 anti-rabbit, Licor 925-68071) were added at 1:10000dilution in Odyssey blocking buffer. The membrane was subsequentlywashed (four times in TBST, once in Tris Buffered Saline (BostonBioProducts BM-30IX)) and then read on an Odyssey CLx. The pCD32b signalwas normalized to Beta-Actin and expressed as a ratio of anti-IgMtreatment only, which was set to 100. As anticipated, crosslinkedanti-IgM resulted in an increase in CD32b ITIM phosphorylation (FIG.27). Antibody 2B6 (Fc wt, N297A, and eADCC Fc mutant, versions) was apotent agonist of CD32b ITIM as indicated by a marked increase in pCD32blevels (FIG. 27, left panel). This is in contrast to NOV1216 (Fc wt,N297A, eADCC Fc mutant, and afucosylated versions), which lacked arobust pCD32b agonistic activity (FIG. 27, right panel). The agonisticactivity of 2B6 was found to be dependent on engaging Fc, i.e. the Fcsilent N297A version did not yield CD32b ITIM phosphorylation. Allversions of NOV1216 had the ability to subtly reduce crosslinkedanti-IgM activation of CD32b (FIG. 27). This was not observed with 2B6.

Example 26: Ability of Afucosylated Cd32B-Binding Antibody NOV1216 toModulate Rituximab Stimulated Cd32B ITIM in Primary B Cells, Daudi Cellsand Karpas422 Cells

Rituximab is known to cause CD32b ITIM phosphorylation on human B cellsand CD20 positive cancer cell lines. Several experiments were conductedto explore the ability of afucosylated CD32b-binding antibody NOV1216 tomodulate this rituximab-driven increase in pCD32b in primary B cells andCD20 positive Daudi (ATCC; CCL-213) and Karpas422 (Sigma Aldrich06101702) cancer cell lines. The effect of afucosylated NOV1216 on basallevels of CD32b ITIM phosphorylation in these cells was alsoinvestigated. In brief, PBMCs were isolated from whole blood by ficollseparation. B cells were then isolated from PBMCs using the Miltenyi Bcell isolation kit II (Miltenyi Biotech 130-091-151) and protocol. Bcells, Daudi cells, and Karpas422 cells were plated in a 24 well plate(costar 3526) at 1×10⁶ cells/well in RPMI. Half of the experimentalwells were stimulated with rituximab (50 nM). Afucosylated NOV1216 wasadded to both untreated or rituximab stimulated wells at a finalconcentration of 50 nM. Control wells consisted of untreated, rituximabonly, or afucosylated NOV1216 only.

Following 30 minutes of incubation at 37° C., cells were harvested andlysed with Ripa buffer (Boston Bioproducts BP-115) containing Haltprotease inhibitor (Thermo Scientific 78430) and Phosphostop (Roche04-906-837-001). Protein lysate was reduced, ran on a PVDF gel (BioRad170-4157), transferred to a PVDF membrane (BioRad 567-1084), and blockedwith Odyssey blocking buffer (Licor 927-40000). The membrane was probedwith pCD32b (Abam ab68423) and beta actin (Abcam ab8226) primaryantibodies overnight, both at 1:25000 dilution. Following four washes(Tris Buffered Saline with Tween (TBST); Boston BioProducts 1BB-181X),secondary antibodies (IR800 anti-mouse, Licor 925-32210 and IR680anti-rabbit, Licor 925-68071) were added at 1:10000 dilution in Odysseyblocking buffer. The membrane was subsequently washed (four times inTBST, once in Tris Buffered Saline (Boston BioProducts BM-30IX)) andthen read on an Odyssey CLx.

As seen in FIG. 28, afucosylated NOV1216 had little to no impact onCD32b ITIM phosphorylation relative to untreated controls. Asanticipated, addition of rituximab to these cell populations resulted ina robust agonism of CD32b as evidenced by the increase in pCD32b levels.Co-incubation of afucosylated CD32b-binding NOV1216 with rituximabmarkedly reduced the rituximab-driven increase in pCD32b levels (FIG.28). This was seen in primary B cells as well as CD20 and CD32b positiveDaudi and Karpas422 cancer cell lines.

Example 27: Expression of Cd32B Protein on Primary Patient MultipleMyeloma Samples and Two Established Cell Lines

The CD32b Fc receptor is expressed on both normal and malignant plasmacells. The binding of huCD32b specific antibody to normal human plasmacells from fresh unprocessed bone marrow (Lonza) and multiple myelomabone marrow mononuclear cell patient samples (Conversant) was evaluatedby flow cytometry. Unprocessed bone marrow were washed with PBS and thentreated with RBC Lysis Buffer (eBioscience) to remove any contaminatingred blood cells. Normal plasma cells were isolated from bone marrowmononuclear cells using Plasma Cell Isolation Kit II (Miltenyi Biotec130-093-628) according to manufacturer's instructions. Multiple myelomapatient samples were rapidly thawed in a 37° C. water bath and diluteddropwise with pre-warmed RPMI medium. Samples were washed with RPMImedium and then treated with RBC Lysis Buffer (eBioscience) to removeany contaminating red blood cells. Tumor B cell lines JeKo-1 (mantlecell lymphoma) and MOLP-2 (multiple myeloma) were used as controls toassess huCD32b staining.

Normal and malignant plasma cell samples were resuspended in 0.5 ml FACSBuffer (PBS containing 2% BSA, 2 mM EDTA) supplemented with 20% FBS anddistributed into a 96-well round bottom plate (100 ul per well). Controltumor samples were counted and 2×10⁵ cells per well were distributedinto a 96-well round bottom plate. The samples were then stained in anequal volume of 2× antibody cocktail containing FITC-CD38, PE-CD138,PE-Cy7-CD45, and AlexaFluor 647-CD32b clone 2B6 [N297A] or AlexaFluor647-hIgG1 isotype control [N297A]. Samples were incubated 30 min on ice.After 2 successive washes with FACS buffer, cells were resuspended in7-AAD staining solution diluted in FACS buffer and acquired on the BDLSR II flow cytometer. The Median Fluorescence Intensity (MFI in theAlexaFluor 647 channel) in the CD45+CD38+CD138+ gate was used as ameasure of the binding intensity for the CD32b antibody. Normal plasmacells had less intense CD32b staining than the control tumor B celllines while 4 out of 5 multiple myeloma patient samples had more intenseCD32b staining than both control tumor B cell lines and normal plasmacells (FIG. 29). These data indicate that CD32b may be a desirabletarget for treating B cell malignancies including multiple myeloma.

Example 28: Wildtype and Fc Enhanced NOV2108 Efficiently Mediate DaudiTarget Cell Killing by Human NK Cells

In this example, the anti-CD32b antibody clone 10 discussed above inExample 24 and NOV2108 were tested for their ability to mediated ADCC byNK cells. NOV2108 in afucosylated (Afuc), wildtype (WT) and N297A(silenced) formats as well as clone 10 (WT and N297A) were tested in theADCC assay with isolated human natural killer cells to kill DAUDI cells.In brief, PBMCs were isolated from a Leukopak (HemaCare catalog#PB001F-3) via a ficoll gradient (GE Healthcare 17-1440-02). NK cellswere then negatively selected using Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657)and then incubated in IL2-containing medium overnight (RPMI/10% FBS with0.1 ng/ml IL-2). Luciferised Daudi cells were pre-incubated for 20 minwith a serial dilution of the antibodies in a 96-well microtiter plate(Corning Costar, catalog #3917) at a concentration of 10,000 cells perwell. NK cells were then added at an effector to target ratio of 3:1.Following a 2 hour co-incubation, Britelite plus (Perkin Elmer,catalog#6066769; 70 μl) was added to all wells, with the exception ofthe background control wells (Daudi cells only). Target cells (no Ab orNK) with Britelite served as maximal signal controls whereas targetcells without Britelite served as background controls. The luminescencesignal was subsequently measured on an Envision (Perkin Elmer). Thepercent killing of target cells was calculated using the followingformula: [1−(sample−background)/maximal)]×100%. NOV2108-WT mediated morepotent ADCC than the clone 10-WT Ab, whereas afucosylated NOV2108 showedfurther enhanced killing of Daudi cells (FIG. 30).

In both the NK- and macrophage-mediated killing assays (Example 24),NOV2108 and clone 10 with identical Fc format (WT) were compared, andNOV2108-WT mediated more robust target cell killing than clone 10-WT byboth effector cell types. Therefore, NOV2108 is an improved anti-CD32bADCC antibody when compared with clone 10.

Example 29: Assessing the Role of Anti-Cd32B Antibodies with DifferentFc Function Mutations in Modulating Alemtuzumab or Rituximab Resistancein the Bone Marrow of the GMB Leukemia Model

Leskov et al. in “Rapid generation of human B-cell lymphomas viacombined expression of Myc and Bcl2 and their use as a preclinical modelfor biological therapies,” Oncogene 32(8):1066-72” (Leskov et al., 2013)report an aggressive human B cell leukemia model, GMB, by co-expressingboth human proto-oncogenes myc and bcl-2 in developing B cells inhumanized mice. GMB leukemia cells are susceptible to alemtuzumab, ahumanized monoclonal antibody specific for human CD52, leading to theirelimination from the spleen, liver and blood, but not bone marrow of NSGmice. Using this model, macrophages were shown to be a key determinantof antibody-mediated cytotoxicity in the refractory bone marrowmicroenvironment. Interestingly, one mechanism of resistance toalemtuzumab therapy was shown to be the upregulation of CD32b (FcγRIIb)on leukemic cells in the bone marrow, but not spleen, indicatingspecific microenvironmental factors regulating ADCC activity (Pallaschet al (2014) “Sensitizing protective tumor microenvironments to antibodymediated therapy.” Cell 156: 590-162). Moreover, knockdown of CD32b viashRNA in the alemtuzumab resistant GBM cells re-sensitized the cells toalemtuzumab-mediated ADCC killing. These data suggest that increasedCD32b expression is a mechanism of resistance to alemtuzumab. It ispostulated that targeting CD32b with a mAb that blocks the CD32b Fcbinding domain may yield similar results as depleting CD32b via shRNA.Additionally, co-administration of alemtuzumab (or other mAb withFc-dependent mode of action) and an anti-CD32b mAb may delay the onsetof resistance.

GMB leukemia cells are susceptible to alemtuzumab-mediated killing in amacrophage-dependent manner (Pallasch et al. 2014). In the publishedstudy, GMB leukemia cells were transferred into non-humanized NSG micethat lack human immune cells. Alemtuzumab successfully eliminated GMBleukemia cells from the spleen, liver and blood, but not bone marrow ofNSG mice.

The role of anti-CD32b antibodies (NOV1206 WT, Fc silent, ADCC enhanced(S239D/A330L/I332E Fc enhanced mutant)) in modulating alemtuzumab orrituximab resistance will be monitored in the GMB leukemia model bydosing anti-CD32b targeting mAb and measuring the delay or prevention ofalemtuzumab or rituximab resistance in the GMB in vivo leukemia model bytargeting CD32b to restore sensitivity of the leukemia cells toalemtuzumab in vivo. If alemtuzumab is not available, rituximab will beused instead pending confirmation that rituximab resistant GBM cells inBM demonstrate upregulated CD32b expression.

In this example, NSG mice will be inoculated with GMB leukemia cells andrandomly assigned to one of the following experimental arms:

Group 1: PBS

Group 2: Alemtuzumab (or rituximab) dosed as in Pallasch et al paperGroup 3: anti-CD32b mAb (with Fc silencing mutation N297A) [20 mg/kgi.v. qw]Group 4: anti-CD32b mAb (Fc enhanced or WT Fc) [20 mg/kg i.v. qw]Group 5: anti-CD32b mAb (Fc enhanced or WT Fc) [20 mg/kg i.v.qw]+alemtuzumab or rituximabGroup 6: anti-CD32b mAb (with Fc silencing mutation N297A) [20 mg/kgi.v. qw]+alemtuzumab or rituximabGroup 7: Alemtuzumab (or rituximab) with cyclophosphamide dosed as inPallasch et al paper.

GMB cells will be collected from the bone marrow of mice in Group 2 uponresistance to alemtuzumab and assessed for CD32b expression by FACS (atime-matched cohort of untreated mice will serve as controls). Group 3will be a control to assess the Fc independent, single agent activity ofthe anti-CD32b mAb. Groups 5 and 6 should reveal the therapeutic impactof targeting CD32b with an Fc WT (or FC enhanced) or Fc silent (N297A)mAb on GMB disease burden and on the durability of response,particularly in the bone marrow space. Group 6 should reveal thespecific impact of blocking CD32b with the CD32b targeted antibody (CDRspecific activity) on the depth and durability of response toalemtuzumab or rituximab, particularly in the bone marrow, in theabsence of Fc function of the CD32b antibody. This will help delineatethe therapeutic benefit derived from the Fc dependent and CDR dependent(Fc independent) activity of the anti-CD32b mAb.

NSG mice will be inoculated with GMB leukemia cells and treated withalemtuzumab or rituximab until the onset of resistance in the bonemarrow as described by Pallasch et al. (2014). If alemtuzumab is notavailable, rituximab will be used instead pending confirmation thatrituximab resistant cells in BM demonstrate upregulated CD32bexpression. At the onset of alemtuzumab or rituximab resistance in thebone marrow, the mice will be randomly assigned to one of the followingexperimental treatment groups. Additionally, at this time a cohort ofmice will be euthanized and GMB leukemia cells in the bone marrow spacewill be collected for assessment of CD32b expression via FACS andcompared to that of untreated mice. Based on findings from the Pallaschpaper, Alemtuzumab resistant GMB cells in the bone marrow areanticipated to have increased CD32b expression.

Group 1: PBS

Group 2: Alemtuzumab or rituximabGroup 3: anti-CD32b mAb (N297A)Group 4: anti-CD32b mAb (Fc enhanced or WT Fc)Group 5: anti-CD32b mAb (Fc enhanced or WT Fc)+alemtuzumabGroup 6: anti-CD32b mAb (N297A)+alemtuzumab or rituximabGroup 7: Alemtuzumab or rituximab+cyclophosphamide

Groups 1, 2, and 3 are control groups and are not anticipated to impactthe course of disease. Group 4 should reveal the therapeutic benefit oftreating alemtuzumab or rituximab resistant GMB with an aFc enhancedanti-CD32b mAb. Groups 5 and 6 should reveal the potential of an Fc WT(or Fc enhanced) and Fc silent (respectively) anti-CD32b mAb to reversealemtuzumab or rituximab resistance in the bone marrow niche. The lattergroup, with an Fc silencing mutation, should specifically reveal thepotential effect of CD32b Fc-binding domain blockade (CDR specificactivity of the anti-CD32b mAb) on the response of GMB cells toalemtuzumab or rituximab.

Example 30: Assessment of Complement Dependent Cytotoxicity (CDC)Activity of Anti-Cd32B Ab

A series of in vitro studies were conducted to assess the ability ofafucosylated NOV2108 to kill CD32b positive cells by complementdependent cytotoxicity (CDC). In the CDC assay KARPAS-422 cells areincubated with different antibody concentrations and a fixedconcentration of rabbit complement. Concentration-dependent killing ofthe KARPAS-422 cells is analyzed after 2 h, by measuring the viabilityof the cells via the intracellular ATP concentration, i.e. theluminescence produced by the ATP-consuming luciferin-luciferase system.

KARPAS-422 cells were harvested and adjusted to a concentration of1.7×10⁵ cells/mL and 50 μl of the suspension were added into all wellsof a white flat-bottomed 96 well microtiter plate. Then, eight serialdilutions of afucosylated NOV2108 (62.8 mg/mL) and MabThera(lot#H0165B09, 10 mg/mL) in assay buffer were prepared in triplicate ina U-bottom microtiter plate to result in final assay concentrations of30,000 ng/mL, 6000 ng/mL, 1200 ng/mL, 240 ng/mL, 48 ng/mL, 10 ng/mL, 2ng/mL, and 0.4 ng/mL and 50 μl of the dilutions were transferred to theassay plate containing the KARPAS-422 cells. Finally 50 μl of rabbitcomplement, diluted 1:8 in assay buffer, were added to the assay plateand the plate was gently rocked on a plate shaker for 60 s.

As controls, assay buffer was mock-diluted analogously to the samples.Additionally, a blank control containing cells without sample andcomplement, a negative control lacking the antibody and a positivecontrol lacking the antibody but containing 1% Triton X-100 for completelysis of the cells were included in octuplicate.

After 2-h incubation to 37° C., 5% CO2, 100 μL of reconstitutedCellTiterGlo solution was added to all wells and the plate was incubatedfor 30 min at room temperature with gently shaking during the first 15min. Finally, luminescence was measured.

NOV2108 and the positive control MabThera demonstrated dose dependentkilling of KARPAS-422 cells in this CDC assay (FIG. 35). These datademonstrate that afucosylated NOV2108 is able to engage complement andkill CD32b positive cells by CDC. As expected the buffer control did notreduce the number of viable cells in this experiment.

Example 31: Macrophages are Cd32B-Positive but are More Resistant toAnti-Cd32B Ab-Mediated Lysis (by NK Cells) or Phagocytosis (by OtherMacrophages)

Macrophages are known to express CD32b as well as other members of theFcγR family. It is possible that macrophages can be targeted by ananti-CD32b antibody and killed via ADCC or ADCP mechanism.

Macrophages Express CD32b.

It was first determined whether the anti-CD32b antibody binds tomacrophages. Human monocytes-derived macrophages were differentiated asdescribed in Example 24. Macrophages attached to a 96-well flat bottomplate were incubated with Alexaflour 647-labeled anti-CD32b Ab 2B6(N297A Fc-silenced mutant) at 0.5 ug/ml staining solution PBS+2% IFS for30 min on ice. After two successive washes with FACS buffer, cells weresuspended in 120 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACS Fortessa. Daudicells were used as a positive control and stained as suspension cellswith the same staining condition. An Alexaflour647-labeled anti-chickenlysozyme Ab (N297A mutant) was used as IgG control. FACS histogram showsrelative level of staining as MFI(x-axis) versus the number of eventsrecorded(y-axis) Staining by anti-CD23b Ab 2B6 (solid line) is overlaidwith that of the IgG control (filled dotted line). Macrophages showedbackground binding to the IgG control, as expected by the multipleFcγRs, especially FcγRI, a high affinity Fc receptor (FIG. 36a ). 2B6binding to macrophages are higher than the IgG control, indicating thatmacrophages are CD32b positive. However, the shift between 2B6 and IgGcontrol for macrophages are smaller than Daudi cells (FIG. 36a , FIG.36b ).

Macrophages are Less Sensitive than Daudi to Anti-CD32b Ab-Mediated ADCCby NK Cells.

Next we compared whether macrophages to Daudi in an in vitro ADCC assaywith anti-CD32b Ab NOV2108 (afucosylated). NK cells were isolated from adifferent donor as described in example 17. Adherent macrophages werelabeled with Calcein AM in the 96-well flat-bottom plate (4 ug/ml inRPMI with 10% FBS, 60 ul/well) for 1 hr. The number of target cells formacrophages or Daudi were 60,000/well and 120,000 NK cells/well wereused for an effector: target ratio of 2:1. ADCC assay were performed asdescribed in Example 17. Target cell lysis was measured after 2 hr.Daudi cells were efficiently lysed by NK cells whereas macrophages weremore resistant to ADCC (FIG. 37), with low level of lysis observed onlyat higher concentration of afucosylated NOV2108.

Macrophages are Resistant to Anti-CD32b Ab-Mediated ADCP

NOV2108 can mediate efficient killing of CD32bpos cell lines Daudi(example 24) via ADCP mechanism. Because macrophages are CD32bpos wesought to determine whether macrophages can phagocytose each other inthe presence of anti-CD32b Ab. We used time-lapse confocal imaging tovisualize phagocytosis of cells labeled with Cell Tracker dyes(Molecular Probes). For macrophage differentiation petri dishes wereused to reduce cell attaching to the surface. Effector cell macrophageswere labeled with 0.2 μM Cell tracker green (Cat# C7025) for 10 min inserum free RPMI medium. Target cells daudi or macrophage were labeledwith 0.5 uM Cell tracker red (Cat# C34552) for 10 min. Effectormacrophages (green) were labeled and plated on an 8-well μ-Slide (Ibidi,cat#80826) one day before imaging whereas the target cells were labeledimmediately before imaging.

Imaging was performed on a Zeiss spinning disk confocal microscope (AxioObserver.Z1) with a 40×/1.30 Oil Ph3 objective. Z-stack images weretaken to image the entire cell (lateral resolution ˜0.5 um, axialresolution ˜2 um). Laser power was set to 3.00%, 3.50%, 5.80% and 4.00%for 405 nm (SYTOX® Blue), 488 nm (CellTracker™ Green CMFDA Dye), 561 nm(CellTracker™ Red CMTPX Dye) and 633 nm (Antibody labeled Alexa-647)lasers, respectively. Camera exposure was set to 30 ms, 40 ms, 60 ms,and 35 ms exposure for 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, and 633 nm channels,respectively. A microscope incubator was used to keep the cells at 37degrees Celsius with 5% CO2 for entire imaging time. Images wereacquired for four positions per well, in 10 minute intervals over fourhours. All image acquisition and image processing was performed with ZenBlue software. To quantify the number of cells phagocytosed CellTracker™Red CMTPX labeled Daudi cells or macrophages were counted manually frameby frame for up to 240 minutes (24 timepoints). The percentage of cellsphagocytosed per frame was then calculated. Finally, the percentage pertimepoint of 3-4 positions per well were averaged to get the meanpercentage of phagocytosis per treatment well. All data shown in FIG. 38represent replicates of 4 positions per well for each treatmentcondition.

Red-labeled Daudi cells were efficiently phagocytosed by greenmacrophages (reaching 80% within 30 min and 95% by 60 min). We detectedminimum numbers of macrophage phagocytosed by each other during the 4 hrexperiment, and there was no difference between wells where afucosylatedNOV2108 was added and where IgG control was added.

Example 32: Binding Affinities of Anti-Cd32B Abs for Cd32B

Three independent direct binding assays with IgGs covalently immobilizedon the biosensor and huCD32b receptor serving as analyte were performedto determine the binding affinities of the IgGs for huCD32b. Kineticdata were acquired by subsequent injections of analyte dilution serieson all flow cells. Flow cell 1 (chip 1) served as a reference.

550 RU of afucosylated NOV2108 and Fc silent NOV2108 [N297A] wereimmobilized on a CMS sensor chip using standard amine couplingchemistry. Additionally, a silent anti-chicken-lysozyme-hIgG1 [N297A],used as negative control, to exclude binding via the Fc part to CD32bwas immobilized on the chip. A dilution series of huCD32b-deglyco,0.61-5000 nM (1:2 dilution series) in running buffer was injected overthe surface (flow rate: 30 μl/min, association time: 60 sec,dissociation time: 120 sec). The chip surface was regenerated with onebasic wash step before each analyte injection (30 μl/min; contact time:30 sec, stabilization period: 250 sec). Data were evaluated using theBiacore T200 evaluation software version 1.0. The raw data were doublereferenced, i.e. the response of the measuring flow cell was correctedfor the response of the reference flow cell, and in a second step theresponse of a blank injection was subtracted. Outlier sensorgrams wereremoved if necessary. The sensorgrams were fitted by applying a 1:1binding model to calculate kinetic rate constants and dissociationequilibrium constants. Rmax was set at global whereas RI was fittedlocally. Data were processed individually for each run. The generatedvalues were used to calculate average values and standard deviations ofthe respective kinetic constants.

The Fc silent version of NOV2108 (N297A) binds CD32b with a KD of 18±3nM (see Table 6). NOV2108 (afucosylated format) showed a similaraffinity as Fc silent NOV2108 in a single experiment with a KD of 16 nM.No binding was observed for the interaction of the silencedanti-chicken-lysozyme IgG to human CD32b. Therefore, binding via the Fcpart to CD32b can be excluded.

TABLE 6 Association rate constants, dissociation rate constants anddissociation equilibrium constants of the antibody-CD32b interactions.Antibody immobilized k_(a) (1/Ms) k_(d) (1/s) K_(D) (nM)anti-hCD32b_NOV2108- 1.5 ± 1E+7 2.9 ± 2.3E−1 18 ± 3 hIgG1 (N297A)NOV2108, 6.8E+6 1.1E−1 16 afucosylated antibody Control hIgG1 (N297A) nobinding

Example 33: Afucosylation of NOV2108 Promotes Enhanced B Cell Killingand Retains Viability of Monocytes and Granulocytes Assessment ofKilling Selectivity Induced by the Fc Wt and Afucosylated Anti-Hu CD32bReactive mAb NOV2108 in Human Whole Blood

The potential of the Fc wt and afucosylated anti-hu CD32b mAb NOV2108 toinduce killing of CD32a/b-positive immune cell subsets was evaluated inhuman whole blood. Varying concentrations of the test and controlantibodies (Fc WT and Afucosylated (afuc) of matched isotypes) wereincubated with heparinized whole blood from 10 different healthy donorsfor 24 h. Absolute counts of B cells, monocytes and granulocytes weremeasured on a flow cytometer after immunophenotyping of stimulated wholeblood with marker antibodies against CD19, CD14 and CD45 after exclusionof dead cells using a viability dye. The percentage of depletion wascalculated based on the change of absolute counts induced by the testantibody in comparison to the absolute counts measured with the buffercontrol: 100−(absolute counts (test condition*100/absolute counts(buffer)). The afucosylated Fc variant of NOV2108 overall inducedstronger B cell killing compared to the the Fc WT variant (FIG. 39a )and did not affect the viability of monocytes (FIG. 39b ) andgranulocytes (FIG. 39c ).

Example 34: Assessment of Primary NK Cell Driven, Specific ADCC ActivityAgainst Karpas620 Cancer Cell Lines by Fc Wt and Fc Modified Anti-Cd32BAntibodies

A primary NK cell ADCC assay was utilized to assess the Fc dependentactivity of CD32b reactive antibodies against CD32b positive, Karpas620cells. In brief, PBMCs were isolated from a Leukopak (HemaCare catalog#PB001F-3) via a ficoll gradient. NK cells were then negatively selectedusing Miltenyi beads (catalog#130-092-657) and then incubated in basicmedia overnight (RPMI/10% FBS/15 mM HEPES/1% L-glutamine/1% PenicillinStreptomycin) in the presence of 100 pg/ml of rhIL-2 (PeproTech,catalog#200-02). The following day, Karpas620 cells were stained withCalcein acetoxy-methyl ester (Calcein-AM; Molecular Probes catalog#C3100MP), washed twice, and transferred to a 96-well U-bottom microtiterplate at a concentration of 10,000 cells per well. The cells were thenpre-incubated for 20 min with a serial dilution of the antibodies beforeadding the effector cells at an effector to target ratio of 5:1.Following the co-incubation, the microtiter plate was centrifuged and analiquot of the supernatant fluid was transferred to another microtiterplate (Corning Costar, catalog #3904) and the concentration of freeCalcein in solution was determined with a fluorescence counter(Envision, Perkin Elmer). Target cells only and target cells with 1%Triton (Sigma, 93443) were included as controls. Target cells onlyserved as spontaneous release whereas target cells with 1% triton servedas maximal release. The percent specific target cell lysis wascalculated using the following formula: [(sample−spontaneousrelease)/(maximal release−spontaneous release)]×100%.

Three versions of the anti-CD32b antibody NOV2108 were tested: Fc WT,afucosylated (Fc-enhanced) and N297A (Fc-silenced). Fc WT NOV2108mediated efficient ADCC on Karpas620 cells, and the activity wasenhanced by the afucosylated NOV2108 (FIG. 40). As expected, the Fcsilent N297A version of NOV2108 was as inactive as the IgG isotype,confirming that the NK cell activation and MM cell lysis requires afunctional Fc.

Example 35: Pre-Treated PBMC with Lenalidomide Potentiates ADCC Activityof NOV1216-AFUC

Lenalidomide (LEN), an immune-modulating drug can modulate anti-tumoreffect of lymphocyte function, which in turn activate NK cells andincreased cytotoxicity. In order to determine if LEN could potentiatethe ADCC activity, PBMC or T cell depleted PBMC were used as effectorcells and Daudi was used as a target. In brief, PBMCs were isolated froma Leukopak (HemaCare catalog# PB001F-3) via a ficoll gradient. T cellswere positively depleted out from PBMC by using CD3 beads (Miltenyi,catalog#130-050-101). PBMC or T cell depleted PBMC were incubated inbasic medium without recombinant IL-2 (RPMI/10% FBS/15 mM HEPES/1%L-glutamine/1% Penicillin Streptomycin), which was supplemented with 3μM LEN or equal volume of DMSO (mock) for 72 hours prior to NK cellisolation and ADCC assay (as described in example 17). NK cells isolatedfrom PBMCs pre-treated with LEN showed higher ADCC activity than NKcells from mock treated PBMC on Daudi cells in the presence ofanti-CD32b Ab afucosylated NOV1216 (FIG. 41). This data provides supportto the combination of anti-CD32b antibodies with Lenalidomide in thetreatment of CD32b+ lymphoma and myeloma.

It has been suggested that LEN can activate T cells and increase IL-2secretion by T cells, which in turn activates NK cells. Therefore wedepleted T cells from the PBMCs upon isolation and repeated the 72 hrpre-treatment with LEN. T-cell depletion alone had minimal effect onNOV1216-mediated ADCC activity by NK cells isolated from mock-treatedPBMC. Only NK cells were used in the ADCC assay as effector cells,therefore the direct effect of LEN on NK cell activity is notsignificant. However, the enhanced ADCC activity by LEN pretreatment ofPBMC was largely abrogated when T cells were depleted prior to LENtreatment, supporting the important role of T cells in the response toLEN and activation of NK cells.

Example 36: In Vivo Activity Associated with Combining Anti-Cd32B eADCCFc Mutant Antibody and HDAC Inhibitor Panobinostat in Mice Bearing Cd32BLow KMS-12-BM Subcutaneous Xenografts

This example explores the therapeutic benefit of combining an eADCC Fcmutant CD32b targeted antibody with the marketed HDAC inhibitorpanobinostat in mice bearing the CD32b low MM xenograft KMS-12-BM.

The level of CD32b expression on the KMS-12-BM cell line was determinedvia flow cytometry using the 2B6 antibody. KMS-12-BM cells were countedand suspended at 1×10⁶ cells per ml in FACS Buffer (PBS1× containing 2%FBS). 200'000 cells/well (200 μl) were then dispensed in U-bottomed 96well plates. Plates were spun for 5 min at 1200 rpm and the supernatantdiscarded. Cells were then suspended in 100 μl of FACS Buffer containing1 ug/ml of 2B6 antibody or IgG control and incubated 30 min at 4° C.After two successive washes with FACS buffer, cells were suspended in120 μl FACS buffer and acquired on a FACS Fortessa. FACS histogram showsrelative level of staining as MFI (x-axis) versus the number of eventsrecorded (y-axis) Staining by the anti-CD32b mAb (solid line) isoverlaid with that of the IgG control (filled dotted line) (FIG. 42).These data demonstrate that KMS-12-BM express very little CD32b.

Female nude mice were implanted subcutaneously with 10×10⁶KMS-12-BMcells (100 μl injection volume) suspended in 50% phenol red-freematrigel (BD Biosciences) diluted with PBS. Mice were enrolled in thestudy 7 days post implantation with average tumor volume of 210 mm³.After being randomly assigned to one of 4 experimental groups(n=7/group), mice were intravenously administered the followingtreatments: (1) PBS, (2) NOV2108 (eADCC mouse IgG2a (S239D/I332E), 10mg/kg q2w), (3) panobinostat (12 mg/kg q2d*5 followed by 4d break in 14day cycles), and the combination of (1)+(3) at the aforementioned dosesand schedules. Tumor burden and body weight was assessed twice per week.Time to endpoint, defined as tumors reaching 800 mm³, was alsoevaluated. The eADCC mouse IgG2a version of NOV2108 was utilized toreflect the therapeutic potential associtated with optimal interactionbetween therapeutic Ab Fc and FcγR on mouse immune effector cells.

The single agent treatments of NOV2108 (eADCC Fc mutant mouse IgG2a) andpanobinostat had limited impact on mean tumor volume (FIG. 43). Thecombination of these two treatments resulted in increased anti-tumoractivity. Specifically, the combination treatment yielded moresignificant (P<0.05) antitumor activity (percent tumor volume change)than the single agent groups (day 28 represents the final point when allthree experimental groups remained on treatment). The combination alsoincreased time to endpoint (800 mm³). These data indicate that the HDACinhibitor panobinostat sensitizes CD32b low MM xenograft to the CD32btargeted NOV2108 (eADCC Fc mutant mouse IgG2a). The data providerational for testing the combination of an anti-CD32b targeted antibodyand an HDAC inhibitor, e.g. panobinostat, in patients with MM.

Example 37: Dose Response In Vivo Activity of Afucosylated Anti-Cd32BAntibody NOV2108 in Nude Mice Bearing Daudi Xenografts

An in vivo efficacy experiment was conducted in nude mice bearingsubcutaneous Daudi xenografts to explore the dose depend antitumoractivity of the afucosylated anti-CD32b NOV2108 human IgG1. NOV1216, wasalso included in this experiment as an eADCC Fc mutant (S239D/I332E)mouse IgG2a framework. Female nude mice were implanted subcutaneouslywith 5×10⁶ Daudi cells (100 μl injection volume) suspended in 50% phenolred-free matrigel (BD Biosciences) diluted with PBS. Mice were enrolledin the study 10 days post implantation with average tumor volume ofroughly 220 mm³. After being randomly assigned to one of 6 experimentalgroups (n=7/group), mice were intravenously administered the followingtreatments: (1) PBS, (2) non-targeted afucosylated isotype control (30mg/kg qw), (3) afucosylated NOV2108 (3 mg/kg qw), (4) afucosylatedNOV2108 (10 mg/kg qw), (5) afucosylated NOV2108 (30 mg/kg qw), and (6)eADCC Fc mutant mouse IgG2a NOV1216 (10 mg/kg q3w). Tumor volume andbody weight was assessed twice per week. The eADCC mouse IgG2a versionof NOV1216 was utilized to reflect the therapeutic potential associatedwith optimal interaction between therapeutic Ab Fc and FcγR on mouseimmune effector cells.

Afucosylated NOV2108 demonstrated dose dependent antitumor activity inmice bearing subcutaneously engrafted Daudi xenografts (FIG. 44). Onemouse from NOV1216 eADCC mIgG2a group failed to respond to treatment andwas removed from study due to excessive tumor volume at day 28. Tumorgrowth of mice administered a 3 mg/kg qw dose was not distinguishablefrom that of mice administered PBS or non-targeted control antibody (30mg/kg qw). However, afucosylated NOV2108 administered 10 or 30 mg/kg qwyielded marked tumor growth inhibition. NOV1216, which has a highlysimilar variable region to that of NOV2108, administered as an eADCC Fcmutant mouse IgG2a yielded marked anti-tumor activity roughly similar tothat observed with afucosylated NOV2108 administered at a much higherdose (30 mg/kg qw). These data highlight the therapeutic benefitassociated with an optimal interaction between host immune effector cellFcγRs and therapeutic mAb Fc region.

Example 38: Antitumor Activity of Afucosyalted NOV2108 in Nude MiceBearing Karpas620 Mm Subcutaneous Xenografts

An in vivo efficacy experiment was conducted in nude mice bearingsubcutaneous KARPAS620 MM xenografts to explore the dose dependantitumor activity of the afucosylated anti-CD32b NOV2108 human IgG1.Female nude mice were implanted subcutaneously with 1×10⁷ KARPAS620cells (100 μl injection volume) suspended in 50% phenol red-freematrigel (BD Biosciences) diluted with PBS. Mice were enrolled in thestudy 10 days post implantation with average tumor volume of roughly 220mm³ After being randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups(n=8/group), mice were intravenously administered the followingtreatments: (1) PBS, (2) afucosylated NOV2108 (10 mg/kg qw), and (3)afucosylated NOV2108 (30 mg/kg qw). Tumor volume and body weight wasassessed twice per week.

Afucosylated NOV2108 demonstrated marked antitumor activity in micebearing subcutaneously engrafted KARPAS620 xenografts (FIG. 45) Similarantitumor activity was observed at both dose levels suggesting that thismay be the maximal antitumor activity achievable. These data provideevidence for the therapeutic benefit afucosylated NOV2108 may have inpatients with MM.

Example 39: Impact of Intravenous Administration of eADCC Fc MutantNOV2108 on Intratumor Macrophage Content in Nude Mice Bearing DaudiXenografts

An in vivo experiment was conducted in nude mice bearing subcutaneousDaudi xenografts to explore the impact intravenous administration ofeADCC Fc mutant NOV2108 (S239D/A330L/I332E) has on intratumor macrophagecontent as determined by F4/80 IHC positivity. Female nude mice wereimplanted subcutaneously with 5×10⁶ Daudi cells (100 μl injectionvolume) suspended in 50% phenol red-free matrigel (BD Biosciences)diluted with PBS. Mice were enrolled in the study 10 days postimplantation with average tumor volume of roughly 200 mm³ The experimentconsisted of two parts. The first cohort (n=3/group) received (1) PBS,(2) eADCC Fc mutant non-targeted isotype control 10 mg/kg qw*2, or (3)eADCC Fc mutant NOV2108 10 mg/kg qw*2. Tumors were collected andevaluated for F4/80 immunoreactivity via IHC at 3d post second dose (10dpost first dose). The second cohort received a single intravenous doseof eADCC Fc mutant NOV2108. Tumors were subsequently collected andevaluated for F4/80 immunoreactivity via IHC at day 7, 10, 14, and 21post dose (n=3 per time point).

At each predetermined time point, tumors were immediately excised, fixedin 10% buffered formalin for 24 hours and transferred into 70% EtOHuntil processing (embedding in paraffin using routine histologicalprocedures; tissue sections were cut at 3.5 um). The rabbit monoclonalanti-mouse F4/80 IgG (Clone SP115; Spring Bioscience) was used. Normalmouse lymphoid tissues served as a positive control.

An optimized IHC protocol (Ventana Biotin-free DAB Detection Systems;Ventana DISCOVERY XT Biomarker Platform) included standard exposure toVentana Cell Conditioning #1 antigen retrieval reagent. The primaryantibody was diluted to a concentration of 1:200 in DAKO CytomationAntibody Diluent, applied in 100 ul volume and incubated for 60 minutesat room temperature. Subsequent incubation with Ventana OmniMapprediluted HRP-conjugated anti-rabbit secondary antibody (Cat #760-4311)was performed for 4 minutes. The secondary antibody was then detectedusing the ChromoMap DAB kit and slides were counterstained for 4 minuteswith Ventana Hematoxylin, followed by Ventana Bluing Reagent for 4minutes. Slides were dehydrated in increasing concentrations of ethanol(95-100%), then in xylenes, followed by coverslipping. Coverslippedslides were evaluated by light microscopy and scanned by Leica/AperioScanScope slide scanner (Vista, Calif.). Digital images were then viewedand analyzed by Indica Labs HALO (Corrales, N. Mex.) launching imagesfrom Leica eSlide Manager/Aperio Spectrum. Representative histologicimages were captured using the figure maker module within in Indica LabsHALO (Corrales, N. Mex.). Scanned images of the stained slides werelaunched in Indica Labs HALO (Corrales, N. Mex.) opening from integratedLeica eSlide Manager/Aperio Spectrum (Vista, Calif.). Data are presentedas percent positive tissue.

Relative to PBS treated controls, eADCC Fc mutant NOV2108 resulted in anincrease in F4/80 immunoreactivity in DAUDI xenografts at 3d following a10 mg/kg qw*2 dosing regimen (FIG. 46). In this figure, open shapesrepresent data from one animal whereas the filled shape represents thetreatment. These data indicate that i.v. administration of, eADCC Fcmutant NOV2108 results in an increase in intratumor macrophage numbers.This was not observed in mice administered a non-targeted eADCC Fcmutant negative control antibody confirming that CDR mediated binding toCD32b on Daudi cells was required to recruit macrophages to the tumor.Additionally, when administered as a single 10 mg/kg intravenous dose,eADCC Fc mutant NOV2108 yielded an increase in intratumor macrophagenumbers at 7d post dose. The intratumor macrophage content dropped atsubsequent time points, approximating pre-dose levels at later timepoints post dose. These data support a role of mouse macrophages inmediating the Fc and CDR dependent activity of eADCC Fc mutant NOV2108in vivo. The data also provide rationale for using intratumor immunecell infiltrate as a biomarker to guide dose scheduling.

Unless defined otherwise, the technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as that usually understood by a specialistfamiliar with the field to which the disclosure belongs.

Unless indicated otherwise, all methods, steps, techniques andmanipulations that are not specifically described in detail can beperformed and have been performed in a manner known per se, as will beclear to the skilled person. Reference is for example again made to thestandard handbooks and the general background art mentioned herein andto the further references cited therein. Unless indicated otherwise,each of the references cited herein is incorporated in its entirety byreference.

Claims to the invention are non-limiting and are provided below.

Although particular aspects and claims have been disclosed herein indetail, this has been done by way of example for purposes ofillustration only, and is not intended to be limiting with respect tothe scope of the appended claims, or the scope of subject matter ofclaims of any corresponding future application. In particular, it iscontemplated by the inventors that various substitutions, alterations,and modifications may be made to the disclosure without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the claims. Thechoice of nucleic acid starting material, clone of interest, or librarytype is believed to be a matter of routine for a person of ordinaryskill in the art with knowledge of the aspects described herein. Otheraspects, advantages, and modifications considered to be within the scopeof the following claims. Those skilled in the art will recognize or beable to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, manyequivalents of the specific aspects of the invention described herein.Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims.Redrafting of claim scope in later filed corresponding applications maybe due to limitations by the patent laws of various countries and shouldnot be interpreted as giving up subject matter of the claims.

1. An isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, whichcomprises: (a) A heavy chain variable region CDR1 comprising an aminoacid sequence selected from any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4, 7, 53, 56, 59,105, 108, 111, 157, 160, 163, 209, 212, 215, 261, 264, 267, 313, 316,319, 365, 368, 371, 417, 420, 423, 469, 472, 475, 521, 524, 527, 547,550, 553, 573, 576, 579, 625, 628, and 631; (b) a heavy chain variableregion CDR2 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQID NOs: 2, 5, 8, 54, 57, 60, 106, 109, 112, 158, 161, 164, 210, 213,216, 262, 265, 268, 314, 317, 320, 366, 369, 372, 418, 421; 424, 470,473, 476, 522, 525, 528, 548, 551, 554, 574, 577, 580, 626, 629, and632; (c) a heavy chain variable region CDR3 comprising an amino acidsequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 6, 9, 55, 58, 61, 107, 110,113, 159, 162, 165, 211, 214, 217, 263, 266, 269, 315, 318, 321, 367,370, 373, 419, 422, 425, 471, 474, 477, 523, 526, 529, 549, 552, 555,575, 578, 581, 627, 630, and 633; (d) a light chain variable region CDR1comprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 14,17, 20, 66, 69, 72, 118, 121, 124, 170, 173, 176, 222, 225, 228, 274,277, 280, 326, 329, 332, 378, 381, 384, 430, 433, 436, 482, 485, 488,534, 537, 540, 560, 563, 566, 586, 589, 592, 638, 641, 644; (e) a lightchain variable region CDR2 comprising an amino acid sequence selectedfrom any of SEQ ID NOs: 15, 18, 21, 67, 70, 73, 119, 122, 125, 171, 174,177, 223, 226, 229, 275, 278, 281, 327, 330, 333, 379, 382, 385, 431,434, 437, 483, 486, 489, 535, 538, 541, 561, 564, 567, 587, 590, 593,639, 642, and 645; and (f) a light chain variable region CDR3 comprisingan amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 16, 19, 22, 68,71, 74, 120, 123, 126, 172, 175, 178, 224, 227, 230, 276, 279, 282, 328,331, 334, 380, 383, 386, 432, 435, 438, 484, 487, 490, 536, 539, 542,562, 565, 568, 588, 591, 594, 640, 643, and 646; wherein the antibodyselectively binds human CD32b.
 2. The antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the antibody comprises: a heavychain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence selected fromany of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530,556, 582, and 634; and a light chain variable region comprising an aminoacid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231,283, 335, 387, 439, 491, 543, 569, 595, and
 647. 3. The antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the antibodycomprises: a heavy chain comprising an amino acid sequence selected fromany of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 64, 116, 168, 220, 272, 324, 376, 428, 480, 584,and 636; and a light chain comprising an amino acid sequence selectedfrom any of SEQ ID NOs: 25, 77, 129, 181, 233, 285, 337, 389, 441, 493,597, and
 649. 4. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof ofclaim 1, wherein the antibody comprises: a heavy chain comprising anamino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 38, 90, 142, 194,246, 298, 350, 402, 454, 506, 532, 558, 610, and 662; and a light chaincomprising an amino acid sequence selected from any of SEQ ID NOs: 51,103, 155, 207, 259, 311, 363, 415, 467, 519, 545, 571, 623, and
 675. 5.The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein theantibody comprises: (a) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs:1, 2, and 3, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 14, 15, and 16, respectively; (b) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2,and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 17, 18, and 19, respectively; (c)HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, and 9,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 20,21, and 22, respectively; (d) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 53, 54, and 55, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 66, 67, and 68 respectively; (e) HCDR1, HCDR2,and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 56, 57, and 58, respectively, andLCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 69, 70, and 71respectively; (f) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 59,60, and 61, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 72, 73, and 74 respectively; (g) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 105, 106, and 107 respectively, and LCDR1,LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 118, 119, 120, respectively;(h) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 108, 109, and 110respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 121,122, 123, respectively; (i) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ IDNOs: 111, 112, and 113 respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 124, 125, 126, respectively; (j) HCDR1, HCDR2,and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 157, 158, and 159, respectively, andLCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 170, 171, 172,respectively; (k) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 160,161, and 162, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 173, 174, 175, respectively; (l) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 163, 164, and 165, respectively, and LCDR1,LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 176, 177, 178, respectively;(m) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 209, 210, and 211,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 222,223, and 224, respectively; (n) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 212, 213, and 214, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 225, 226, and 227, respectively; (o) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 215, 216, and 217respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 228,229, and 230, respectively; (p) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 261, 262, and 263, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 274, 275, and 276, respectively; (q) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 264, 265, and 266,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 277,278, and 279, respectively; (r) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 267, 268, and 269, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 280, 281, and 282, respectively; (s) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 313, 314, and 315,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 326,327, and 328, respectively; (t) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 316, 317, and 318, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 329, 330, and 331, respectively; (u) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 319, 320, and 321,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 332,333, and 334, respectively; (v) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 365, 366, and 367, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 378, 379, and 380, respectively; (w) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 368, 369, and 370,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 381,382, and 383, respectively; (x) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 371, 372, and 373, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 384, 385, and 386, respectively; (y) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 417, 418, and 419,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 430,431, and 432, respectively; (z) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQID NOs: 420, 421, and 422, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 433, 434, and 435, respectively; (aa) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 423, 424, and 425,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 436,437, and 438, respectively; (bb) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 469, 470, and 471, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 482, 483, and 484, respectively; (cc) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 472, 473, and 474,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 485,486, and 487, respectively; (dd) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 475, 476, and 477, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 488, 489, and 490, respectively; (ee) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 521, 522, and 523,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 534,535, and 536, respectively; (ff) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 524, 525, and 526, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 537, 538, and 539, respectively; (gg) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 527, 528, and 529,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 540,541, and 542, respectively; (hh) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 547, 548, and 549, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 560, 561, and 562, respectively; (ii) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 550, 551, and 552,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 563,564, and 565, respectively; (jj) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 553, 554, and 555, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 566, 567, and 568, respectively; (kk) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 573, 574, and 575,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 586,587, and 588, respectively; (ll) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 576, 577, and 578, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 589, 590, and 591, respectively; (mm) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 579, 580, and 581,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 592,593, and 594, respectively; (nn) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 625, 626, and 627, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 638, 639, and 640, respectively; (oo) HCDR1,HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 628, 629, and 630,respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 641,642, and 643, respectively; or (pp) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3 sequences ofSEQ ID NOs: 631, 632, and 633, respectively, and LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 644, 645, and 646, respectively.
 6. Theisolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1,comprising: (a) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 and a VL sequence of SEQID NO: 23; (b) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62 and a VL sequence of SEQID NO: 75; (c) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114 and VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 127; (d) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 166 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 179; (e) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 218 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 231; (f) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 270 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 283; (g) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 335; (h) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 374 and VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 387; (i) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 439; (j) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 478 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 491; (k) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 530 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 543; (l) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 556 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 569; (m) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 582 and a VL sequence of SEQ IDNO: 595; or (n) A VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 634 and a VL sequence of SEQID NO:
 647. 7. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereofof claim 1, comprising: (a) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; anda light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; (b) A heavy chain sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 64; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77; (c) A heavychain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116; and a light chain sequence of SEQ IDNO: 129; (d) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 168; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 181; (e) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:220; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233; (f) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 272; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:285; (g) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 337; (h) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:376; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 389; (i) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 428; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:441; (j) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 480; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 493; (k) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:584; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 597; or (l) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 636; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:649.
 8. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof ofclaim 1, comprising: (a) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; and alight chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51; (b) A heavy chain sequence of SEQID NO: 90; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103; (c) A heavychain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 142; and a light chain sequence of SEQ IDNO: 155; (d) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 194; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 207; (e) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:246; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 259; (f) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 298; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:311; (g) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 350; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 363; (h) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:402; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 415; (i) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 454; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:467; (j) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 506; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 519; (k) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:532; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 545; (l) A heavy chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 558; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:571; (m) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO: 610; and a light chainsequence of SEQ ID NO: 623; or (n) A heavy chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:662; and a light chain sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 675. 9. The isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof of claim 1, comprising: (a)a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:157, 160, or 163; (b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequenceselected from SEQ ID NOs: 158, 161, or 164; (c) a HCDR3 comprising theamino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 159, 315, 367, 419, 471,523, 549, 575, or 627; (d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequenceselected from SEQ ID NOs: 170, 173, or 176; (e) a LCDR2 comprising theamino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 171, 174, or 177; and (f)a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 172. 10. Theisolated antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof of claim 1,comprising: (a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected fromSEQ ID NOs: 157, 160, or 163; (b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acidsequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 158, 161, or 164; (c) a HCDR3comprising the amino acid sequence EQX₁PX₂X₃GX₄GGX₅PX₆EAMDV (SEQ ID NO:683), wherein X₁ is D or S, X₂ is E or S, X₃ is Y, F, A, or S; X₄ is Yor F; X₅ is F or Y, and X₆ is Y or F; (d) a LCDR1 comprising the aminoacid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 170, 173, or 176; (e) a LCDR2comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 171, 174,or 177; and (f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172.
 11. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof ofclaim 10, comprising: (a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequenceselected from SEQ ID NO: 157, 160, or 163; (b) a HCDR2 comprising theamino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 158, 161, or 164; (c) aHCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 159, 315, 367, or419; (d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ IDNOs: 170, 173, or 176; (e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequenceselected from SEQ ID NOs: 171, 174, or 177; and (f) a LCDR3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 172. 12. The isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 10, comprising: (a) a HCDR1comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 417; (b) aHCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 418;(c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 419; (d) aLCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 430;(e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:431; and (f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:432.
 13. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1comprising: (a) a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected fromSEQ ID NO: 417; (b) a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence selectedfrom SEQ ID NO: 418; (c) a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 419; (d) a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selectedfrom SEQ ID NOs: 430; (e) a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequenceselected from SEQ ID NOs: 431; and (f) a LCDR3 comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 432; wherein the antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof is afucosylated.
 14. The afucosylated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 13, comprising a variableheavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:
 441. 15. The afucosylated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 13, comprising a heavy chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 428 and a light chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 441. 16. An isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:10, 62, 114, 166, 218, 270, 322, 374, 426, 478, 530, 556, 582, and 634;and a light chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence thatis at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 23, 75, 127, 179, 231, 283, 335, 387,439, 491, 543, 569, 595, and 647; wherein the antibody specificallybinds to human CD32b protein.
 17. The isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 16, wherein the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain comprising anamino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to the amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 12, 38, 64,90, 116, 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 402, 428,454, 480, 506, 532, 558, 584, 610, 636, and 662; and a light chaincomprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:25, 51, 77, 103, 129, 155, 181, 207, 233, 259, 285, 311, 337, 363, 389,415, 441, 467, 493, 519, 545, 571, 597, 623, 649, and 675; wherein theantibody specifically binds to human CD32b protein.
 18. The isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein theantibody is afucosylated.
 19. The isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the Fc portion of the antibody ismodified to enhance ADCC activity.
 20. The isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof selectively binds human CD32b overhuman CD32a.
 21. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof of claim 1, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof is an IgG selected from the group consisting of an IgG1, anIgG2, an IgG3 and an IgG4.
 22. The isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment is selected from the group consisting of: amonoclonal antibody, a chimeric antibody, a single chain antibody, a Faband a scFv.
 23. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof of claim 1, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof is chimeric, humanized or fully human.
 24. The isolated antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment inhibits binding of human CD32b toimmunoglobulin Fc domains.
 25. The isolated antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 1, wherein the isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof is a component of an immunoconjugate.26. A multivalent antibody, wherein one arm of the antibody comprisesthe isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragments of claim
 1. 27. Themultivalent antibody of claim 26, wherein the antibody is a bispecificantibody.
 28. A composition comprising the isolated antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, in combination with one ormore additional antibodies that bind a cell surface antigen that isco-expressed with CD32b on a cell.
 29. The composition of claim 28,wherein the cell surface antigen and CD32b are co-expressed on B cells.30. The composition of claim 28, wherein the cell surface antigen isselected from the group consisting of CD20, CD38, CD52, CS1/SLAMF7,CD56, CD138, KiR, CD19, CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95, APO-1, EGFR,HER2, CXCR4, HLA molecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, or DRD.
 31. Thecomposition of claim 28, wherein the cell surface antigen is selectedfrom the group consisting of CD20, CD38, CS1/SLAMF7 and CD52.
 32. Thecomposition of claim 28, wherein the additional antibody is selectedfrom the group consisting of rituximab, elotuzumab, ofatumumab,obinutumumab, daratumumab, and alemtuzumab.
 33. The composition of claim28 further comprising an additional therapeutic compound.
 34. Acomposition comprising the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof of claim 1 in combination with an additional therapeuticcompound.
 35. The composition of claim 34, wherein the additionaltherapeutic compound is an immunomodulator.
 36. The composition of claim35, wherein the immunomodulator is IL15 or the immunomodulator is anagonist of a costimulatory molecule selected from OX40, CD2, CD27, CDS,ICAM-1, LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18), ICOS (CD278), 4-1BB (CD137), GITR, CD30,CD40, BAFFR, HVEM, CD7, LIGHT, NKG2C, SLAMF7, NKp80, CD160, B7-H3, CD83ligand, and STING.
 37. The composition of claim 35, wherein theimmunomodulator is an inhibitor molecule of a target selected from PD-1,PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA-4, TIM-3, LAG-3, CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3, CEACAM-5, VISTA,BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1, CD160, 2B4, TGFR beta, and IDO.
 38. The compositionof claim 34, wherein the additional therapeutic compound is selectedfrom ofatumumab, ibrutinib, belinostat, romidepsin, brentuximab vedotin,obinutuzumab, pralatrexate, pentostatin, dexamethasone, idelalisib,ixazomib, liposomal doxyrubicin, pomalidomide, panobinostat, elotuzumab,daratumumab, alemtuzumab, thalidomide, and lenalidomide.
 39. Thecomposition of claim 33, wherein the additional therapeutic compound isselected from ibrutinib, belinostat, romidepsin, brentuximab vedotin,pralatrexate, pentostatin, dexamethasone, idelalisib, ixazomib,liposomal doxyrubicin, pomalidomide, panobinostat, thalidomide, andlenalidomide
 40. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the isolatedantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, or amultivalent antibody comprising the antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof of claim 1, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 41.(canceled)
 42. A method of treating a CD32b-related condition in asubject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject atherapeutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof of claim 1, or a multivalent antibody comprising theantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim
 1. 43. (canceled)44. (canceled)
 45. (canceled)
 46. The method of claim 42 wherein theCD32b-related condition is selected from B cell malignancies, Hodgkinslymphoma, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple myeloma, diffuse large B celllymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia,small lymphocytic lymphoma, diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, MALTlymphoma, mantel cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, follicularlymphoma, or systemic light chain amyloidosis.
 47. A nucleic acidencoding the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1.48. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 47. 49. A host cellcomprising the nucleic acid of claim 47, or comprising a vectorcomprising the nucleic acid of claim
 47. 50. A method of producing theantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, the methodcomprising: culturing a host cell expressing a nucleic acid encoding theantibody; and collecting the antibody from the culture.
 51. (canceled)52. A method of treating a patient who is resistant or refractory totreatment using an antibody that binds to a cell surface antigen that isco-expressed with CD32b on a cell, comprising co-administering theantibody with any one of the isolated anti-CD32b antibodies or anantigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, or a multivalent antibodycomprising the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1.53. (canceled)
 54. (canceled)
 55. An isolated antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof that specifically binds to CD32b within the Fcbinding domain of CD32b.
 56. The isolated antibody or antigen bindingfragment of claim 55, wherein the antibody binds within amino acidresidues 107-123 (VLRCHSWKDKPLVKVTF (SEQ ID NO: 685)) of CD32b.
 57. Theisolated antibody or antigen binding fragment of claim 55, wherein theantibody prevents or reduces CD32b binding to the immunoglobulin Fcdomain of a second antibody that binds to a tumor antigen co-expressedwith CD32b on a B-cell.
 58. The isolated antibody or antigen bindingfragment of claim 57, wherein the second antibody binds to a tumorantigen selected from the group consisting of CD20, CD38, CD52,CS1/SLAMF7, CD56, CD138, KiR, CD19, CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95,APO-1, EGFR, HER2, CXCR4, HLA molecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, orDRD.
 59. The isolated antibody or antigen binding fragment of claim 57,wherein the second antibody binds to a tumor antigen selected from thegroup consisting of CD20, CD38, CS1/SLAMF7 and CD52.
 60. The isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment of claim 57, wherein the secondantibody is selected from the group consisting of rituximab, elotuzumab,ofatumumab, obinutumumab, daratumumab, and alemtuzumab.
 61. The isolatedantibody or antigen binding fragment of claim 55 comprising the antibodyof claim
 1. 62. An isolated antibody or antigen binding fragment thereofthat specifically binds to CD32b and inhibits or reduces CD32bimmunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) signaling mediatedby a second antibody that binds to a tumor antigen co-expressed withCD32b on a B-cell.
 63. A method of inhibiting or reducing CD32b ITIMsignaling that is induced by administration of a therapeutic antibodythat binds to a tumor antigen co-expressed with CD32b on a B-cellcomprising administering an isolated antibody or antigen bindingfragment thereof that specifically binds to the Fc binding domain ofCD32b.
 64. The method of claim 63, wherein the isolated antibody orantigen binding fragment thereof does not stimulate ITIM signaling. 65.The method of claim 63, wherein the therapeutic antibody binds to atumor antigen selected from the group consisting of CD20, CD38, CD52,CS1/SLAMF7, CD56, CD138, KiR, CD19, CD40, Thy-1, Ly-6, CD49, Fas, Cd95,APO-1, EGFR, HER2, CXCR4, HLA molecules, GM1, CD22, CD23, CD80, CD74, orDRD.
 66. The method of claim 63, wherein the therapeutic antibody bindsto a tumor antigen selected from the group consisting of CD20, CD38,CS1/SLAMF7 and CD52.
 67. The method of claim 63, wherein the therapeuticantibody is selected from the group consisting of rituximab, elotuzumab,ofatumumab, obinutumumab, daratumumab, and alemtuzumab.
 68. (canceled)